{"id":28699,"date":"2015-06-01T23:24:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T03:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=28699"},"modified":"2015-06-01T23:24:31","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T03:24:31","slug":"new-york-jets-add-undrafted-receiver-johathon-rumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/06\/01\/new-york-jets-add-undrafted-receiver-johathon-rumph\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets add Undrafted Receiver Johathon Rumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Jets today announced the signing of undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Jonathon Rumph who will fill the roster spot vacated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/05\/28\/new-york-jets-send-matt-simms-packing\/\">recently released Matt Simms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rumph, a South Carolina native who transferred to the University of Georgia following two seasons at \u00a0the JUCO level with Holmes Community College, had a difficult time staying on the field due\u00a0to\u00a0recurring hamstring injuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have signed WR Jonathon Rumph. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kNmv0cPaTv\">pic.twitter.com\/kNmv0cPaTv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/605486179169927169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Despite his\u00a0durability concerns, Rumph&#8217;s physical attributes make him worth a look as a camp body at the very least.<\/p>\n<p>Checking in 6&#8242; 5&#8221;\/220 lbs, he&#8217;s a big target who is unlikely to be any more than practice squad material at this point.<\/p>\n<p>With Rumph, clearly the Jets hope to have found a player who\u00a0was\u00a0overlooked as he played just nine games over the course of his final two college seasons racking up 18 receptions for 297 yds and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton &nbsp; The Jets today announced the signing of undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Jonathon Rumph who will fill the roster spot vacated by the recently released Matt Simms. 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