Heflin’s Roster Battle Intensifies | New York Jets News

The Jets trimmed the roster by cutting Eric Watts and Keidron Smith, then added Patrick Jenkins to a crowded defensive tackle room — making Jack Heflin’s already tough path to the 53-man squad even steeper. Signed as a reserve/future guy in February, Heflin has bounced between teams and games, struggling to translate his college run-stopping skills to the NFL. With Jenkins now in the mix and run defense being a priority, Heflin’s window is closing fast — he needs to dominate reps in the next few practices if he wants to stick around. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ffa81c168f167056