The Jets have re-signed outside linebacker Brandon Copeland and tight end Neal Sterling, the team announced Monday.
Copeland played in all 16 games last year, including 10 starts, and had his best season, finishing with 47 tackles, five sacks and 20 quarterback hits.
The 27-year-old Copeland, who missed all of the 2017 season with a pectoral injury, gives the Jets depth at outside linebacker. But that’s a position the Jets still need to address whether in free agency, the draft or through a trade.
Edge rusher remains a glaring weakness. Outside linebacker Jordan Jenkins and defensive end Henry Anderson, who the Jets re-signed, led the team with seven sacks apiece last season.