The Jets have signed DT Payton Page to the active roster and placed S Tony Adams on injured reserve. The team also signed QB Hendon Hooker to the practice squad.
Page (6-4, 300) signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in May. The Clemson product was a one-year starter and team captain for the Tigers, totaling 32 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 pass defenses and an INT in the 2024 season. Page had 3 tackles and 1 sack in the preseason for the Green & White, and he was added to the Jets' practice squad on Aug. 27. Page was elevated for the Green & White's Week 8 game against the Bengals and Week 10 game against the Browns. He has played 5 defensive snaps and 9 special teams snaps this season.
Adams (5-11, 203) sustained a groin injury in the second quarter of the Jets' Week 15 loss to the Jaguars. Adams has appeared in 12 games (9 starts) for the Green & White this season, recording 49 total tackles, 1 sack and 5 pass defenses.
Hooker (6-3, 220) was a third-round draft selection of the Detroit Lions in 2023 but did not play during his rookie season while he recovered from an ACL injury. Hooker, who played collegiately for Virginia Tech and Tennessee, appeared in 3 games for the Lions in 2024. He was waived by the Lions in August and signed with the Carolina Panthers' practice squad. Hooker was released by Carolina on Nov. 4.
