Spending recent years attempting to stick on 53-man rosters, Julian Stanford carved out a spot with the Jets last season and started two games — his first in four years. But the Jets are going to move on without him, making the linebacker another of their many offseason cuts, per Rich Cimini of ESPN.com (on Twitter).
A 2012 UDFA, the 26-year-old Stanford has vacillated between practice squads and active rosters for much of his career. The Jets, though, promoted him last season after Erin Henderson‘s surprise trip to the season-ending NFI list.
Stanford started six games for the Jaguars in 2012 and played as a backup ‘backer for the Lions from 2013-14, but the Henderson-related promotion marked his first game action since his last Lions season. He made 19 tackles in 2016.
The Jets return young linebackers in Jordan Jenkins, Lorenzo Mauldin and Josh Martin to flank higher-touted inside ‘backers David Harris and Darron Lee.