Jets Activate RB Khiry Robinson From Active/PUP List
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The New York Jets have activated running back Khiry Robinson from the active/physically-unable-to-perform list after he sat out the start of training camp while rehabilitating from a broken leg.
Robinson was signed by the Jets in March as a free agent after spending his first three NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints. He broke his right tibia during a game against the Giants last November and was placed on season-ending injured reserve after needing surgery.
The move was one of several the Jets announced Monday. They also waived/injured defensive lineman Julien Obioha and placed wide receiver Chris King on the reserve/did-not-report list after claiming him off waivers from Atlanta on Saturday.
New York also signed wide receiver Anthony Kelly and defensive lineman Christo Bilukidi.
Kelly had been with Tampa Bay this spring after being signed as an undrafted free agent out of Kutztown. The Angolan-born Bilukidi was a sixth-round draft pick of Oakland out of Georgia State in 2012 and has one career NFL sack. He has also spent time with Cincinnati, Baltimore and Washington, which released him in May.
Robinson is eligible to practice Monday, meaning he can join a Jets backfield that includes Bilal Powell, Romar Morris and Dominique Williams. Both Matt Forte and Bernard Pierce are both dealing with hamstring injuries and are unlikely to play in the preseason opener Thursday night against Jacksonville.
Robinson was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of West Texas A&M in 2013. He has played in 28 games in three NFL seasons, rushing for 766 yards and eight touchdowns and catching 25 passes for 178 yards.
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