The Jets continued to add roster depth on Friday, signing free agent running back Thomas Rawls and linebacker Neville Hewitt.
Rawls played his first three seasons in Seattle and rushed for 830 yards, averaging an NFL-best 5.6 yards per carry and scoring four TDs in his rookie season in 2015. But he was slowed by injuries the past two seasons and rushed for a total of only 506 yards, 3.0 yards per carry and three touchdowns
The 5-foot-9 Rawls, an undrafted rookie, started just 10 games the past two years after being expected to take over as the starter after Marshawn Lynch left. With the Jets, he joins incumbent backs Bilal Powell and Elijah McGuire and recently signed Isaiah Crowell, formerly with the Browns.
Hewitt, 6-2, 234, has 104 tackles, one sack and one interception in his career with the Dolphins and was signed to be a key contributor on special teams.
The Jets also had Lions center Travis Swanson in for a free agent visit on Friday. A couple of weeks ago the Jets signed free-agent center Spencer Long to a four-year deal.
Long was selected by the Redskins in the third round of the 2014 draft. He has played guard and center, starting 18 games over the past two seasons at center. Pro Football Focus graded him as the 19th best center last year.