.Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ETCloseRich Cimini is a staff author that deals with the New York Planes as well as the NFL at ESPN. Rich has actually covered the Jets for over 30 years, signing up with ESPN in 2010. Rich likewise holds the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was an exhausted writer for the New york city Daily Updates as well as is actually a grad of Syracuse University. You can easily observe him via Twitter @RichCimini. Adding intensity at protection, the The big apple Planes authorized former Minnesota Vikings first-round selection Lewis Cine to their technique team on Wednesday, a resource told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.Cine, signed on 32nd overall in 2022, was actually waived Tuesday after initiatives to trade him were actually not successful. After cleaning up disclaimers, he signed with the Planes with the requirement that he will be elevated to the 53-man roster as quickly as he's comfortable with the playbook.Cine, that experienced a leg bone fracture in Week 4 of his newbie period, has actually participated in merely 10 defensive pops over his 1st pair of times (one deal with). In the preseason, he played a team-high 150 pops, recording 13 deals with and also one sack.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Jets' existing starters are actually Tony Adams and Chuck Clark, along with Ashtyn Davis as well as Isaiah Oliver supporting them up. Oliver, an organic cornerback, was relocated to safety in the offseason. Cine's landing suggests a come back to his previous posture, nickelback.Also Wednesday, the Jets stated former Chicago Bears tightfisted end Brenden Bates on waivers.The Vikings reduced Cine on Tuesday, shutting the door on among the least effective first-round choices in latest memory.Cine, 24, suffered a compound fracture of his nigh side leg in the 3rd activity of his rookie season in 2022. When he came back in springtime 2023, he was actually already an action behind the system put in by brand-new defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Cine played in merely 10 video games over that extent, finishing his second period as the crew's sixth safety.He lost any kind of opportunity he must go up the intensity chart this summer months when he was actually slowed down through a lower-body injury.ESPN's Kevin Seifert brought about this report.