Adam Gase is keeping busy as interim general manager.
The Jets cut tight end Jordan Leggett on Monday, the team announced, marking Gase’s third move since taking over for the fired Mike Maccagnan. Gase had previously traded 2016 first-rounder Darron Lee to the Chiefs and signed punter Matt Darr.
Leggett, like Lee, represents another Maccagnan NFL draft blemish.
The 2017 fifth-round pick out of Clemson was expected to jockey for backup duties behind Chris Herndon this season. The 24-year-old missed all of his rookie season with a knee injury before suiting up in 15 games last year, in which he put up 14 receptions for 114 yards and one touchdown.
Maccagnan, whom coach Gase denied winning a power struggle over, didn’t fare well in the 2017 draft, as Leggett joins free agents ArDarius Stewart, Chad Hansen and Atlanta Falcons linebacker Dylan Donahue as former Jets.