NY Jets place Sharrod Neasman on IR, elevate two players from practice squad

Justin Fried

NY Jets, Sharrod Neasman / Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

The NY Jets are less than 24 hours away from their Week 1 meeting with the Carolina Panthers. But before the game gets underway, the team had to do a little housekeeping.

The Jets announced on Saturday that they had placed safety Sharrod Neasman on the injured reserve and elevated safety Adrian Colbert and linebacker Del'Shawn Phillips to the active roster ahead of Week 1.

Neasman didn't practice all week after dealing with a hamstring injury and was the only Jets player declared OUT for the season opener. Now, he'll be forced to miss at least the first three weeks of the season as he recovers.

Colbert and Phillips receive a temporary elevation from the practice squad with game-day rosters expanded to 55 players, just as they were last year.

Both players will revert back to the practice squad after the game. Teams are allowed to elevate players twice from the practice squad during the course of a season. After the second time, they will be required to sign them to the active roster if they wish to promote them.

The NY Jets will be without Sharrod Neasman for at least three weeks

Neasman was signed by the Jets in June after five years with the Atlanta Falcons. The veteran safety spent time with new Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich in Atlanta and was expected to play a role on special teams.

The Jets signed former Cleveland Browns fourth-round pick Sheldrick Redwine earlier this month and he, along with Colbert, will serve as the team's backup safeties for this game.

Colbert was signed to the practice squad on Monday after being waived by the New England Patriots as part of final roster cuts. A seventh-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers in the 2017 NFL Draft, Colbert has some starting experience under his belt and has history with Robert Saleh.

Phillips is a somewhat surprise elevation, although with the Jets needing linebacker depth, it makes some sense. A former undrafted free agent, Phillips has spent time with the Falcons and most recently the Buffalo Bills who he even appeared in two games for last season.

The Jets' roster appears set for Week 1. Let the fun begin.

Justin Fried

Justin Fried is an editor for FanSided who has over seven years of experience covering the NFL and various other sports. A diehard Jets fan since birth, Justin has served as the editor for The Jet Press since 2019, interviewing athletes such as Sauce Gardner, Curtis Martin, LaDainian Tomlinson, Joe Klecko, and many others. Justin has also worked closely with brands like Red Bull to help highlight the niche sectors of the sporting world. His four-part series on the sport of breaking remains one of his proudest pieces of work. In his spare time, Justin is an avid pro wrestling fan who is fortunate enough to have traveled to nearly 30 different countries.