The Jets took the first step in assembling their 2015 team Sunday by trimming their roster from 90 to 78 players.
NFL teams have until 4 p.m. Tuesday to get their rosters down to 75, meaning general manager Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd Bowles will have to release three more players to meet the league-wide deadline.
The deadline for 53-man rosters is 4 p.m. Saturday.
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On Sunday, the Jets released 12 players: Receivers DeVier Posey, Saalim Hakim, T.J. Graham, Jonathon [CQ] Rumph and Austin Hill; tight end Matt LaCosse; offensive linemen James Brewer and Dalton Freeman; and defensive backs Javier Arenas, Curtis Brown and Keith Lewis.