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Jets claim Lucky Whitehead off waivers after Cowboys parted ways with WR

The New York Jets have claimed wide receiver Lucky Whitehead off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Whitehead was placed on waivers this week after news broke that Whitehead had been charged for shoplifting in West Virginia in June. Whitehead proclaimed his innocence, which was confirmed by the Prince William County Police Department on Wednesday.

The police department said that the man arrested for taking items from a Wawa without paying didn't have identification and hadverbally provided the name, date of birth and Social Security number of Rodney Darnell Whitehead Jr.