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Jets Claim CB Ryan Cooper, Release P Kai Kroeger

South Carolina Product was Competing with Austin McNamara 

Miami Dolphins cornerbacks Ryan Cooper Jr. (43) and Jason Marshall Jr (33) kneel during the NFL team's training camp practice Thursday, Jul. 24, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Peter McMahon/Miami Dolphins via AP)

The Jets claimed CB Ryan Cooper off waivers and released rookie P Kai Kroeger.

Cooper, who signed with the Dolphins in late May, was initially a Miami waiver claim in February.

An undrafted rookie out of Oregon State, who signed with the Baltimore after the 2024 draft, Cooper joined the Ravens' practice squad after being waived before the start of last season. Cooper then spent time on Seattle's practice squad, was signed to a reserve/futures contact and was waived in February.

Kroeger (6-3, 213) played the last five seasons at South Carolina and averaged 44.6 yards per punt, the second most in school history. His 265 career punts are a school record and the fifth most in SEC history. He led the SEC with 62 punts in the 2023 season and his 2,675 yards in the '22 season led the conference when he earned first-team All-America honors. Kroeger's 47.8 yards per punt last season were a career high and he earned first-team All-SEC honors and won the Gamecocks' Jim Carlen Award, given to the MVP on special teams.

The Jets will resume training camp practices on Monday.

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