.Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ETCloseRich Cimini is a personnel article writer that covers the New York Jets and also the NFL at ESPN. Rich has actually dealt with the Jets for over thirty years, participating in ESPN in 2010. Rich likewise organizes the Tour Deck podcast. He formerly was actually an exhausted article writer for the Nyc Daily Information and also is actually a graduate of Syracuse College. You may observe him via Twitter @RichCimini. Including intensity at safety and security, the New York Jets signed past Minnesota Vikings first-round choice Lewis Cine to their technique squad on Wednesday, a resource said to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.Cine, signed on 32nd overall in 2022, was actually waived Tuesday after efforts to trade him were actually unsuccessful. After cleaning up disclaimers, he signed with the Planes with the assumption that he will certainly be elevated to the 53-man roster as soon as he's comfortable with the playbook.Cine, that experienced a leg bone fracture in Week 4 of his novice period, has actually played only 10 defensive snaps over his 1st pair of times (one tackle). In the preseason, he participated in a team-high 150 pops, capturing thirteen tackles and one sack.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Planes' existing beginners are actually Tony Adams and also Chuck Clark, along with Ashtyn Davis as well as Isaiah Oliver supporting all of them up. Oliver, a natural cornerback, was moved to safety and security in the offseason. Cine's appearance indicates a come back to his previous placement, nickelback.Also Wednesday, the Planes claimed former Chicago Bears penny-pinching end Brenden Bates on waivers.The Vikings reduced Cine on Tuesday, shutting the door on among the minimum productive first-round selections in recent memory.Cine, 24, went through a compound crack of his nigh side leg in the third game of his novice season in 2022. When he gave back in springtime 2023, he was actually a measure responsible for the plan mounted by new defensive organizer Brian Flores. Cine played in only 10 activities over that stretch, finishing his second season as the crew's 6th safety.He lost any kind of possibility he had to go up the intensity graph this summer season when he was actually decreased by a lower-body injury.ESPN's Kevin Seifert resulted in this document.