Jets Sign Tight End LaCosse; D-Lineman Walls Waived-Injured
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Jets have signed rookie tight end Matt LaCosse, and waived-injured rookie defensive lineman Davon Walls.
We have signed TE Matt LaCosse and waived/injured DL Davon Walls- http://t.co/uZGn3XRH8p pic.twitter.com/8nBH1VMdi4
— New York Jets (@nyjets) August 24, 2015
The 6-foot-6, 240-pound LaCosse was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent on May 7 and waived Aug. 1. He adds depth to what has become a crowded tight ends spot, joining Jeff Cumberland, Jace Amaro, Kellen Davis, Steve Maneri, Wes Saxton and Arthur Lynch. Amaro has a sprained shoulder and will not play against the Giants on Saturday night.
LaCosse, 22, had 38 catches for 397 yards and six touchdowns in four seasons for Illinois.
Walls, signed in May as an undrafted free agent out of Syracuse, hurt a calf during the team's practice at Hofstra University on Sunday night.
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