JetNation Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 The NY Jets announced several roster moves on Friday. Signed \ Claimed: Devon Still (DL), Jeremy Faulk (DL), Bruce Ellington (WR) Waived \ Injured: Brandin Bryant (DL), Brian Parker (TE) IR: Corey White (DB) Devon Still was originally a 2nd round draft choice for the Bengals. He spent most of last season on I.R. with the Houston Texans. The Jets on Friday signed Still, a 28-year-old defensive end. Though he’ll have to battle just to make the team, this is at least the fresh opportunity he wanted. He comes to the Jets with a clear mind, unburdened of worries about how long his daughter might live. “All focus is on football right now,” he said. “As a father, I had to dedicate my life to my daughter. When you have kids, their dreams overtake your own. I decided to put my dreams of playing football on the back burner so that my daughter could still be here living. Now that she’s two years in remission, I’m giving my focus back to football.” The Bengals drafted Still in Round 2 in 2012. Two years later, Leah was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, a rare former of pediatric cancer. Doctors told Still his daughter — his only child — had a 50 percent chance of survival. Brandin Bryant was going to be out for a while according to Todd Bowles, so he was released because they needed other bodies on the roster. Bowles also added these player notes: On what he likes about Devon Still and Bruce Ellington… With Claude being down for a little while and Bryant being down, Stills played in the league. He understands the system a little bit. We needed somebody who can come in and compete right away. The other guy we had was a try-out before and he’s big and he’s strong so we wanted to see what he can do. On Ellington as a returner… Yes, Ellington is a return candidate. He’s another receiver/running back and can do a lot of things, has a lot of jobs, so we’ll take a look at him. We have signed DL Devon Still & DL Jeremy Faulk, waived/injured DL Brandin Bryant & placed DB Corey White on IR. → https://t.co/xfUFALTzH2 pic.twitter.com/tUxMFqEr3r — New York Jets (@nyjets) August 4, 2017 OK, one more time… We've claimed WR Bruce Ellington off waivers and waived/injured TE Brian Parker. pic.twitter.com/G86bvgZZpl — New York Jets (@nyjets) August 4, 2017 Click here to read the full story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Devon Still @Dev_Still71 10 months of pain rehabbing my foot..10 months of doubt from people telling me it would be hard… https://www.instagram.com/p/BXZP8UqAna3/ stillinthegame 10 months of pain rehabbing my foot..10 months of doubt from people telling me it would be hard to comeback..10 months of uncertainty about whether they were right..and 10 months of determination to get back to doing what I love. I say all that to say if you never quit, the things that seem impossible becom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Kimberley A. Martin @KMart_BN Source: #Jets, #Bills, #Texans and #Chiefs all put in a claim for WR Bruce Ellington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, C Mart said: Kimberley A. Martin @KMart_BN Source: #Jets, #Bills, #Texans and #Chiefs all put in a claim for WR Bruce Ellington Winner: Jets Loser: Ellington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 16 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: Winner: Jets Loser: Ellington If I'm Ellington I look at it as a wide open opportunity to get p/t...but that's me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrone_Jets Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 45 minutes ago, Jet_Engine1 said: Winner: Jets Loser: Ellington Why Ellington is a loser playing for the MIGHT Jets?? Can you explain please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 New York Jets (@nyjets) 8/5/17, 6:47 PM We have signed FB Algernon Brown and waived WR Bruce Ellington with a failed physical designation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 6 hours ago, Jet_Engine1 said: Winner: Jets Loser: Ellington LOL.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge4Tide Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 No real surprise on Ellington, worth a shot, tho. I sort of figured we'd look for another fullback at some point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 12 minutes ago, C Mart said: New York Jets (@nyjets) 8/5/17, 6:47 PM We have signed FB Algernon Brown and waived WR Bruce Ellington with a failed physical designation. Wow that ended quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet_Engine1 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 28 minutes ago, C Mart said: New York Jets (@nyjets) 8/5/17, 6:47 PM We have signed FB Algernon Brown and waived WR Bruce Ellington with a failed physical designation. Bruce pretended to have a limp. For the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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