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Cohen was an All-Pro return specialist and made
the Pro Bowl with the Chicago Bears in 2018 but missed the 2021
season with a torn ACL and the 2022 season with a ruptured
Achilles.
He was on the Carolina Panthers' practice squad last season and
spent time on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. The
Panthers released him on May 10.
Cohen, who turns 29 in July, joins a running back room in New
York that includes Breece Hall, Israel Abanikanda, Xazavian
Valladay and rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Fellow
running back Markese Stepp was waived on Wednesday to open a
roster spot for Cohen.
A fourth-round pick in 2017, Cohen registered 4,286 all-purpose
yards and 15 touchdowns in 51 games (22 starts) for Chicago from
2017-20.
"Explosive playmaker. Starting to get back healthy," Jets coach
Robert Saleh said on Wednesday. "With the new kickoff rules,
these kickoff returners are going to touch the ball over 100
times per year, which is significant. At least that's what we
are anticipating. For a guy like him, he's still young ... we're
excited to have him aboard."
Cohen racked up 1,101 rushing yards with five touchdowns along
with 1,575 receiving yards and nine touchdowns on 209 catches.
He also threw two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a TD
with the Bears.
The Achilles injury occurred in May 2022 while Cohen was
live-streaming a workout session on Instagram.
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