The Jets have taken chances on troubled players before.
The organization did its due diligence on veteran linebacker Erin Henderson, who spent the 2014 season away from football following two DWI suspension in a six-week span, and it heavily weighed the pros and cons of introducing Brandon Marshall, a star wideout with a long rap sheet of off-field incidents, into their locker room.
Now, the same is true for Austin Seferian-Jenkins, the troubled tight end whom the Jets claimed off waivers on Monday.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released their 2014 second-round pick on Friday, shortly after he had posted $750 cash bail following his second DUI arrest in three years.