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Jets Sign XFL Defensive Player of the Year Pita Taumoepenu

Having parted ways with injured linebacker Hamsah Nasirildeen earlier in the day, XFL defensive player of the year Pita Taumoepenu has been scooped up by Joe Douglas and the Jets.

.@PitaTaumoepenu of the @XFLVipers signed NFL contract with the @NYJets.#XFLtoNFL | #XFL pic.twitter.com/14soBYKjFi

— XFL (@XFL2023) August 7, 2023

The former 49ers draft pick finished the XVL season with 7.