A day after he was waived by the Jaguars, Arthur Brown has landed on a new team. ESPN’s Adam Caplan reports (via Twitter) that the outside linebacker has been claimed by the Jets. To make room on the roster, the Jets waived/injured linebacker Julian Stanford (via Caplan).
The 2013 second-round pick hasn’t done much during his four seasons in the league. In 46 career games, the 26-year-old has only compiled 20 tackles (including three this season), 0.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. Brown was waived by the Ravens in early September, and the Jaguars claimed him soon after.
As our own Dallas Robinson wrote yesterday, Brown’s recent production has solely come on special teams. The linebacker only saw six defensive snaps for the Jaguars this season, and he combined for only 10 defensive snaps during his final two seasons with the Ravens. Fortunately, Brown was on the field for 85-percent of the Jaguars’ special teams plays this season.
Stanford, an undrafted free agent in 2012, was having his best NFL season in 2016. In nine games (three starts), the linebacker compiled 22 tackles – one shy of tying his career-high. The 26-year-old bounced between the active roster and practice squad through the first month of the season, but he recently solidified a role on the defense. Stanford injured his ankle during the Jets’ loss to the Colts on Monday night.