The New York Jets placed starting edge rusher Jermaine Johnson on the Active/PUP list to open training camp this week in a move that was expected and likely precautionary as he continues to work his way back from a torn Achilles he suffered last September.
The team remains optimistic that Johnson will be ready to go for Week 1, but there’s no guarantee he’ll immediately return to form less than a year removed from such a major injury.
That uncertainty has opened the door for others on the depth chart to step up, and perhaps no one stands to benefit more than rookie fifth-round pick Tyler Baron.