Joe Douglas is reuniting a pair of ex-Ravens inside linebackers with his latest move in free agency.
The Jets agreed to a one-year deal with Patrick Onwuasor on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Onwuasor spent the first four years of his career in Baltimore, where he started up the middle alongside C.J. Mosley. Mosley signed with the Jets last offseason but appeared in just two games during an injury-plagued 2019 campaign.
Onwuasor, 27, went undrafted out of Portland State in 2016, but he spent most of his time on special teams as a rookie. He started 25 games between 2017 and 2018, though, and recorded 9.5 sacks, 152 tackles, 17 for a loss, 19 QB hits and four forced fumbles over the last three years.
After starting just six games last season, it’s unclear what Onwuasor’s role will be in New York. Avery Williamson is penciled in as a starter next to Mosley, but there’s still a chance he becomes a cap cut. The Jets also re-signed Neville Hewitt and James Burgess.
