The Jets have acquired third-year running back Marcus Murphy on waivers from New Orleans and have waived running back Brandon Wilds.
Murphy (5'9", 195) was the Saints' seventh-round pick (230th overall) in the 2015 draft out of Missouri. He played in 16 games (no starts) for the Saints the past two years, primarily as a kick returner. He had 34 punt returns for a 9.4-yard average and one touchdown, a 74-yard return in Game 3 of '15 at Carolina, and 19 kickoff returns for a 21.3 average. Murphy also had one rush for no yards and one reception for 3 yards in those two seasons.