{"id":35942,"date":"2017-05-04T05:26:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=35942"},"modified":"2017-05-04T05:26:13","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T09:26:13","slug":"new-york-jets-football-claim-o-lineman-alex-balducci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/05\/04\/new-york-jets-football-claim-o-lineman-alex-balducci\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Claim O-lineman Balducci"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still looking to add depth along the offensive line, specifically at the center position where Wesley Johnson is pencilled in as the team&#8217;s starter, the Jets have claimed former 49ers offensive lineman Alex Balducci off of waivers.<\/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 claimed OL Alex Balducci off waivers from SF.<\/p>\n<p>MORE \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3TcKqw5aq\">https:\/\/t.co\/D3TcKqw5aq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhHZx5876O\">pic.twitter.com\/YhHZx5876O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/859885021485834240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 3, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>With Johnson under contract for the 2017 season and the <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/03\/28\/report-jets-to-sign-c-jonotthan-harrison\/\"><strong>signing of free agent lineman Jonotthan Harrison<\/strong><\/a> who has experience at center, Balducci becomes the third (or fourth if you consider Dakota Dozier) lineman on the Jets roster with experience at the center position.<\/p>\n<p>Balducci played under Chip Kelly who was his coach at the University of Oregon when he was a defensive lineman before being shifted to the O-line in the pro&#8217;s. \u00a0Balducci spent the majority of last season on the practice squad before being elevated late in the season, appearing in two games for a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BaldAl01\/fantasy\/2016\">total of 3 snaps<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton &nbsp; Still looking to add depth along the offensive line, specifically at the center position where Wesley Johnson is pencilled in as the team&#8217;s starter, the Jets have claimed former 49ers offensive lineman Alex Balducci off of waivers. 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