The bizarre case of third-year wide receiver/kick returner Lucky Whitehead took yet another turn on Wednesday, leading him to, of all places, the Jets.
A day after the Cowboys released Whitehead because the team had mistakenly believed he had been arrested last month for shoplifting in Virginia, the Jets claimed the 25-year-old as they prepared to open training camp on Friday.
The Cowboys released Whitehead and cited a pattern of questionable behavior, but it was quickly discovered that his reported arrest was a case of mistaken identity. The Prince William County (Virginia) Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that a man arrested for shoplifting on June 22 gave his name as Lucky Whitehead.