The New York Jets are bolstering their linebacking corps.
NFL Insider Connor Hughes of SNY revealed that the Jets have signed veteran linebacker Troy Reeder to the 53-man roster.
Reeder, 32, won a Super Bowl ring as a member of the Los Angeles Rams . He entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
The former Penn State and Delaware product spent the first three years of his career with the Rams. He then spent a year with the Los Angeles Chargers . Reeder had a cup of coffee with the Minnesota Vikings during the 2023 offseason. Then he returned to the Rams, where he spent the next three years.
Most recently, Reeder was with the Detroit Lions for a month during the summer before joining the Jets practice squad at the end of August. Now he is moving up to the active roster.
The veteran linebacker is listed at 6-foot-3 and weighs 245 pounds.
Across his seven years in the league, Reeder has appeared in 107 games and has made 38 starts. He is set to enter his eighth season in the NFL . With those opportunities, he has collected 338 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, eight quarterback hits, five sacks, three forced fumbles, two interceptions, and 12 pass deflections.
According to Pro Football Reference, Reeder has cut his teeth both on defense and on special teams. Reeder has totaled 2,109 defensive snaps and 1,775 special teams snaps.
This is a developing story and we'll provide new details as they become available.
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