With final cuts made and the waiver wire scoured, the New York Jets convened as a 53-man unit on Monday. Preparation thus began for their Week 1 showdown against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon (1:00 p.m. ET, CBS). However, not among the group was linebacker Jachai Polite.
The third-round pick was perhaps the most surprising of the Jets’ cutdown day departures. New York selected the Florida alum with the No. 68 overall pick in April’s draft. In addition to on-field struggles, Polite reportedly racked up over $100,000 in team fines over the summer, per Mike Florio of NBC Sports.