The Jets are swapping tight ends between the active roster and injured reserve. New York announced Wednesday they have activated Kenny Yeboah to the 53-man roster off injured reserve and placed C.J. Uzomah on injured reserve.
Yeboah had been on injured reserve all season due to a preseason hamstring injury, being placed on injured reserve August 30 after making the initial 53-man roster so he could return later in the season.
Yeboah is in his third season with the Jets, mostly in a special teams role last season. He’ll serve in a similar role as the third tight end behind Tyler Conklin and Jeremy Ruckert.
Uzomah suffered an MCL Injury during Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He’ll miss at least the next four games while on injured reserve and it’s very possible his season is over with only five games left. The team may simply choose to keep him on injured reserve the rest of the way.
Uzomah has eight catches this season for 58 yards and a touchdown. He’s also been a key special-teams contributor. This is Uzomah’s second season with the Jets after seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, including the 2021 AFC championship team.