The New York Jets made a move today to fortify their defensive line, signing veteran edge rusher Quinton Bell to their practice squad.
Bell may be elevated in time for the New England game. The Jets have Kingsley Enagbare, Joseph Ossai and Will McDonald IV with various minor injuries, although all three played in the win over the Cleveland Browns in Week 5.
The Jets correspondingly released linebacker Troy Reeder from the active roster and tight end Cody Hardy from the practice squad.
The Jets are 2-3 and coming off a tough game against the Cleveland Browns. They will face the 3-2 New England Patriots in their first division game of the season.
Bell comes to the Jets from the San Francisco 49ers. The 6-4, 258 pound Bell recorded four tackles and one special team stop in preseason action.
He has appeared in 33 career games with three starts over four seasons with Tampa Bay (2020), Atlanta (2022) and Miami (2024-25) and recorded 38 tackles (18 solo), 1 sack, 1 PD and 1 FF.
Bell was a seventh-round pick of the Raiders (No. 230 overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft. He switched from receiver to defensive end as a senior at Prairie View A&M and became a second-team all-SWAC DE before becoming the first Prairie View player drafted since 1980.
Reeder, a 6-3, 245-pound linebacker, was initially signed to the Jets practice squad later signed to the active roster on Sep. 22. He was activated for four games and had four tackles while appearing in 85 special teams snaps.
Before signing with the Jets’ practice squad, Reeder was with the Detroit Lions. Reeder played collegiately for Penn State and Delaware, and in 2019, he signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.
He recorded two tackles in the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI victory over the Bengals. In 107 career games and 38 starts, Reeder has registered 339 tackles, 12 TFL, 5 sacks and 2 INTs for the Rams (2019-21 and 2023-25), the Chargers (2022) and the Jets.
Hardy, a massive 6-5, 271-pounder was added to the Jets’ practice squad on Sep. 22. He signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent out of NC State and was waived at the end of August.
Hardy played in all three preseason games, making one reception against the Rams for 7 yards. Hardy spent three seasons at Elon before enrolling at NC State for his final collegiate season. In 2025, he played 13 games for the Wolfpack and had 6 receptions for 83 yards and 2 TDs.
