By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n
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Another busy day for the New York Jets who have officially announced the addition of 8 players to their practice squad while also providing an update on the status of cornerback Dee Milliner.<\/p>\n
Below is the official release from the Jets with commentary from JetNation.com on each player added to the practice squad.<\/p>\n
Jets Place CB Milliner on Short-Term IR;<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign WR Owusu, Name Eight to Practice Squad<\/strong><\/p>\n September 6, 2015<\/strong> \u2013 The New York Jets have placed CB Dee Milliner<\/strong> on Short-Term Injured Reserve and signed WR Chris Owusu<\/strong>. The team has also signed eight players to the practice squad.<\/p>\n Practice Squad:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Deion Barnes <\/strong>(LB\/6-4\/255\/Penn State\/Philadelphia, PA)<\/p>\n Barnes, an undrafted free agent was highlighted by JetNation.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> earlier in training camp and then again yesterday<\/a><\/strong><\/span> as a standout who was likely to earn a spot on the practice squad and pleased to see that he did.<\/p>\n Julian Howsare <\/strong>(FB-OLB\/6-3\/255\/Clarion\/Altoona, PA)<\/p>\n Howsare’s spot came as somewhat of a surprise based solely on his position. \u00a0Unless the Jets plan on allowing him to earn some time on defense, using a spot on a fullback didn’t seem highly probable in Chan Gailey’s offense.<\/p>\n Wesley Johnson <\/strong>(G\/6-5\/297\/Vanderbilt\/Nashville, TN)<\/p>\n A versatile lineman who earned significant playing time at center during the pre-season and did enough to impress the Jets brass.<\/p>\n Taiwan Jones <\/strong>(LB\/6-3\/252\/Michigan State\/New Baltimore, MI)<\/p>\n Jones, a hard-hitting undrafted free agent flashed at times in camp but got caught up in a numbers game. \u00a0Too many quality players at ILB meant it was a practice squad spot for Jones.<\/p>\n Keon Lyn <\/strong>(CB\/6-1\/201\/Syracuse\/Miramar, FL)<\/p>\n Lyn, a cornerback with good size who got little playing time in camp appeared to be a player head coach Todd Bowles took an interest in. \u00a0We noticed Bowles pulling Lyn aside at one point in Florham Park for an extended one-on-one mentoring session and despite great depth at the position, the Jets opted to bring Lyn back.<\/p>\n Walter Powell <\/strong>(WR\/6-0\/189\/Murray State\/St. Louis, MO)<\/p>\n This one brought a smile to the faces of \u00a0many Jets fans as Powell had a solid camp and looked to be Gang Green’s top return man, running a punt back against the Giants for a 54-yard touchdown.<\/p>\n Wes Saxton <\/strong>(TE\/6-4\/235\/South Alabama\/Hueytown, AL)<\/p>\n A physically gifted but raw receiving tight end out of South Alabama, Saxton may have a future as an H-back in the NFL but for now he’ll sit and learn behind Jeff Cumberland.<\/p>\n Jordan Williams <\/strong>(DE\/6-4\/287\/Tennessee\/Gainesville, FL)<\/p>\n Another undrafted rookie free agent, Williams didn’t make much a name for himself in the pre-season, but this staff clearly saw something they liked in asking the versatile lineman to return.<\/p>\n