FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — In a surprising move that shook up the cornerback room, the Jets released Bless Austin on Wednesday.
The third-year corner was projected to start when the Jets open the season next Sunday in Carolina. Austin, 25, had been playing with the first-team defense throughout camp and the preseason. Now the young and inexperienced group got even younger and more inexperienced.
The Jets are expected to start second-year player Bryce Hall at one corner, while the other starter probably will be a rookie.
"That was a difficult decision," general manager Joe Douglas said.