Report: Jets release veteran nose tackle Sione Pouha, save $5 million

Nose tackle Sione Pouha started 54 games the past four seasons with the Jets. (USATSI)

The Jets apparently are going with Kenrick Ellis at nose tackle after releasing veteran starter Sione Pouha on Tuesday.

New York saved $5 million by cutting Pouha and cleared $3.8 million in cap room, according to multiple news outlets reporting the move.

The 34-year-old run stopper started 54 games the past four seasons and spent his entire career with the Jets. A back injury limited him to 12 games in 2012, when he made 29 tackles.

Ellis (6-foot-4, 346 pounds) has played in 17 games over two seasons, making 25 tackles.

The Jets enter free agency with about $9 million in cap room.

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