Jets Signing WR/KR Diontae Spencer To PS, Releasing P/K Ty Long

September 20, 2022

The New York Jets announced on Tuesday that they are signing WR/KR Diontae Spencer to the practice squad and releasing P/K Ty Long.

Practice squad move: we've signed WR/KR Diontae Spencer and released P/K Ty Long.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) September 20, 2022

The following is an updated practice squad list for the Jets:

QB Chris Streveler
WR Tarik Black
WR Irvin Charles
TE Kenny Yeboah
T Chris Glaser
T Grant Hermanns
DL Bradlee Anae
DL Jonathan Marshall
DL Tanzel Smart
LB Hamsah Nasirildeen
S Craig James
LB Chazz Surratt
RB Zonovan Knight
OT Eric Smith
DB Jimmy Moreland
WR Diontae Spencer

Spencer, 30, signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent out of McNeese State in 2014. However, Los Angeles cut him loose after a few months.

After spending the next five seasons in the CFL, Spencer signed a futures deal with the Steelers in 2019. Pittsburgh waived him coming out of the preseason and he was claimed by the Broncos.

Denver re-signed him as an exclusive rights-free agent and he remained with the Broncos through the 2021 season.

In 2021, Spencer appeared in 15 games for the Broncos and caught one pass for negative three yards. He also returned 26 punts for 206 yards and 17 kicks for 291 yards.