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Jets should be all over recently released Browns veteran edge rusher

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Mike Antoniou | Last updated Jun 29, 2025 2:23 PM ET

The New York Jets of 2025 are not going to be like the teams of the last few year. That doesn’t mean they will be better or worse, it just means they will be different. While the recent iterations of the Jets have been focused on defense and big names, the 2025 team is all about Aaron Glenn and running the ball.

That being said, the Jets roster is looking a little thin and could use some reinforcements. And one may have just hit the market.

The Cleveland Browns recently released defensive edge Ogbo Okoronkwo, a player the Jets could use to bolster their defensive line, a unit that has thinned out this offseason.

The #Browns have released edge Ogbo Okoronkwo, a former big-ticket free agent in the final year of his 3-year, $19M deal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 26, 2025

Okoronkwo was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Okoronkwo went on to be a solid rotational edge for the Rams and helped them win the Super Bowl in 2021,

He left for the Texans, and that's where he really shone. In one season, he put up 36 pressures and five sacks. That was enough to get him a big deal with the Browns, where he never quite lived up to the hype.

The Jets aren't getting a Pro Bowler at the position by any stretch, be he's a rotational edge rusher. He could be an upgrade over the rotational guys the Jets have now. After the Jets two suspect starting edge players, Will McDonald, who isn’t very good against the run and Jermaine Johnson, who is coming off a season ending injury, the Jets are really thin on the edge.

Micheal Clemons has been a disaster. Eric Watts and Braiden McGregor didn’t show much last season when pushed into meaningful snaps. And the only reinforcement the Jets brought in this offseason was in the fifth round of the draft with Tyler Baron. Okoronkwo has able to bring pressure and get hurries, and that is something that Aaron Glenn holds in high regard based on his time with the Detroit Lions.

On top of that, since he's 30 years old, he's likely to come at a pretty cheap rate and be a short-term contract as well. The Jets could use some veteran blood on this team after spending the entire offseason trying to get younger.

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