Jets Release G Adam Pankey From PS, Sign G Zavier Newman-Johnson

October 5, 2023

The New York Jets officially signed G Zavier Newman-Johnson to their practice squad and released G Adam Pankey from the unit.

Here’s the Jets updated practice squad:

DB Trey Dean
TE Zack Kuntz
DE Marquiss Spencer
DE Jalyn Holmes
DB Tyreque Jones
LB Marcelino McCrary-Ball
G Jason Poe
WR Malik Taylor
WR Irvin Charles
RB Xazavian Valladay
QB Trevor Siemian
DL Tanzel Smart
DB Kalon Barnes
DB Tae Hayes
DB Craig James
G Zavier Newman-Johnson

Pankey, 29, wound up signing a three-year, $1.66 million contract with the Packers as an undrafted free agent out of West Virginia back in 2017. He was waived by Green Bay coming out of the preseason during his rookie year.

Pankey was on and off of the Packers’ practice squad for a couple of years, aside from a brief stint on the Titans’ practice squad, before being claimed off waivers by the Dolphins late in 2019.

The Dolphins re-signed Pankey to a one-year deal after declining to tender him as a restricted free agent in 2021 but he was released coming out of camp and returned to the practice squad. Miami signed him to a futures deal for 2022 but cut him again before the regular season.

From there, the Jets added to their practice squad back in September.

For his career, Pankey has appeared in nine games and made one start for the Dolphins in 2019.