The Jets re-signed offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, the team announced Tuesday.
Ogbuehi started five games last season at right tackle and played in seven games total. He’ll be entering his ninth NFL season and second with the Jets. Ogbuehi was drafted in the first round, No. 21 overall, by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015 and played four seasons there. He has also spent time with the Jaguars, Ravens and Seahawks.
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Ogbuehi will add depth to the offensive line group but the position is still very much in play for the No. 13 pick in the draft.
The Jets may be continuing their run of using Chris Streveler as their own version of Taysom Hill. The Jets are elevating Streveler from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks.
This is the third time Streveler is being elevated. That’s the maximum a player can be elevated from the practice squad. The next call-up for Streveler would have to be adding him to the active roster.
Speaking of the active roster, the Jets returned a player to it and placed a player on injured reserve.
Offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi was activated Saturday after returning to practice this week. He was on injured reserve after suffering a groin injury in Week 12 against the Bears.
While Ogbuehi was taken off injured reserve, wide receiver Jeff Smith was put on injured reserve with a knee injury. That effectively ends his season, unless the Jets make a run to the AFC Championship Game.
Smith caught eight passes for 134 yards in 11 games this season and was also on special teams.
We've placed WR Jeff Smith on IR and activated T Cedric Ogbuehi off IR.
QB Chris Streveler has been elevated for tomorrow's game.
Michael Carter has low-ankle sprain, considered day-to-day
The Jets received good news regarding the injury to running back Michael Carter, who left Sunday’s win over the Bears with a lower-body injury.
Head coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Carter only has a low-ankle sprain and is considered “day-to-day” and has a chance to play Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
Low-ankle sprains are obviously better than high-ankle sprains. Had that been the case, Carter would likely have been out for at least a month.
The Jets were able to see Sunday that they have running backs that can hold the fort while Carter is out. Ty Johnson and Zonovan Knight combined for 131 rushing yards on 19 attempts helping lead the Jets to a 31-10 win over the Chicago Bears.
Other injury updates from Monday include linebacker Chazz Surratt (hamstring), Ashtyn Davis (hamstring) and Cedric Ogbuehi (groin) all being questionable for the week and day-to-day, similar to Carter.
The Jets will have more information on all these players Wednesday.
Jets Wire takes a look at four left tackles Joe Douglas and company should avoid in free agency.
If the Jets elect to move on from Kelvin Beachum this offseason, they will have plenty of options to replace him in free agency.
This year’s left tackle market is relatively deep, which is good news for Joe Douglas. There is also a chance Douglas elects to pluck a new starting left tackle from the 2020 NFL draft.
Regardless of what Douglas decides to do, there are some free agent left tackles New York’s first-year general manager should stay away from at all costs. Let’s take a look at who those players are.
Cedric Ogubehi
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A former first-round pick of the Bengals in 2015, Ogubehi came to the NFL loaded with the potential to become an elite left tackle. Instead, the Texas A&M product finds himself for his third team in as many years this offseason.
Things never worked out for Ogubehi in Cincinnati. After struggling as a right tackle in the beginning of his career, Ogubehi shifted back to his natural left tackle position in 2017 when Andrew Whitworth departed in free agency. He failed miserably as a starter on the left side of the line and spent most of 2018 a healthy scratch before doing much of the same for the Jaguars last season.
The Jets should not pursue Ogubehi hoping that he will magically be able to turn the tide and reach his once sky-high ceiling. Joe Douglas’ time is best spent looking elsewhere.
