{"id":37950,"date":"2017-11-12T07:50:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T11:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=37950"},"modified":"2017-11-12T07:50:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T11:50:36","slug":"new-york-jets-jojo-natson-added-to-53-man-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2017\/11\/12\/new-york-jets-jojo-natson-added-to-53-man-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"JoJo Natson Added to 53 man Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In dire need of depth at the wide receiver position due to an injured Ardarius Stewart and a suspended Jeremy Kerley, the Jets have elevated receiver\/return man JoJo Natson from their practice squad to the 53-man roster ahead of their Sunday afternoon meeting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p>A diminutive player at just 5&#8242; 7&#8221;, Natson was added to the Jets practice squad after being let go by the Indianapolis Colts where he impressed in the pre-season, leading\u00a0the Colts with 13 receptions.\u00a0 The Akron product looked to be a lock to make the Colts&#8217; roster before fumbling three times in one game to end the pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>Natson is a shifty receiver with elite speed, having been clocked in the mid 4.4&#8217;s.\u00a0 Natson says he can run a 4.38, a difficult claim to refute when you see him on film.\u00a0\u00a0With the Jets, Natson will likely serve as a return man, but don&#8217;t rule him out as a possible playmaker on offense in John Morton&#8217;s west coast scheme.\u00a0 Some expected Jalin Marshall to get the nod, but Natson makes sense at this point.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the Jets are looking to elevate a WR who can solely return punts, I\u2019d rather see JoJo Natson than Jalin Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JNRadio_Glenn\/status\/929376841307246592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>As a return man at Utah State and Akron, Natson returned five punts for touchdowns in three seasons in that role with a 12.6 yards per return average.\u00a0 To make room for Natson, the Jets waived injured defensive lineman Ed Stinson and added cornerback Michael Hunter to the practice squad to take Natson&#8217;s place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In dire need of depth at the wide receiver position due to an injured Ardarius Stewart and a suspended Jeremy Kerley, the Jets have elevated receiver\/return man JoJo Natson from their practice squad to the 53-man roster ahead of their Sunday afternoon meeting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 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