.Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ETCloseRich Cimini is actually a workers writer that deals with the New york city Jets and also the NFL at ESPN. Rich has actually covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich additionally holds the Trip Deck podcast. He previously was actually a beat writer for the New York Daily Updates and also is a grad of Syracuse University. You can follow him by means of Twitter @RichCimini. Incorporating deepness at safety and security, the New york city Jets signed previous Minnesota Vikings first-round choice Lewis Cine to their technique squad on Wednesday, a resource informed ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.Cine, signed up 32nd overall in 2022, was actually waived Tuesday after initiatives to trade him were unsuccessful. After cleaning up disclaimers, he authorized along with the Jets with the requirement that he will definitely rise to the 53-man lineup as quickly as he's comfortable along with the playbook.Cine, that went through a lower leg crack in Week 4 of his novice time, has participated in simply 10 defensive snaps over his 1st 2 seasons (one take on). In the preseason, he played a team-high 150 breaks, tape-recording thirteen takes on as well as one sack.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Planes' existing beginners are Tony Adams and also Chuck Clark, with Ashtyn Davis and Isaiah Oliver backing all of them up. Oliver, an organic cornerback, was actually transferred to security in the offseason. Cine's appearance means a come back to his previous posture, nickelback.Also Wednesday, the Planes declared previous Chicago Bears tightfisted point Brenden Bates on waivers.The Vikings cut Cine on Tuesday, closing the door on some of the minimum productive first-round selections in current memory.Cine, 24, went through a compound crack of his left lower leg in the 3rd video game of his novice time in 2022. When he came back in spring 2023, he was actually presently a measure behind the scheme installed through brand-new defensive planner Brian Flores. Cine played in just 10 video games over that extent, completing his 2nd time as the team's sixth safety.He dropped any sort of odds he had to go up the deepness chart this summer months when he was slowed by a lower-body injury.ESPN's Kevin Seifert resulted in this document.