The Jets waived Dye on Tuesday, Randy Lange of the Jets' official site reports.
Dye joined the Jets as an undrafted free agent in early May but was unable to carve out a spot on the 53-man roster. It's possible he lands on a practice squad in 2023.
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Dye rushed nine times for 12 yards and didn't catch his only target in Thursday's 21-16 preseason loss to Cleveland.
Dye played most of the second half but didn't find any running room. Rookie fifth-round pick Israel Abanikanda started and scored the Jets' only touchdown of the game. With Breece Hall (knee), Michael Carter, Zonovan Knight and Abanikanda all well ahead of him on the depth chart, Dye's battling for a spot on the Jets' practice squad at best.
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Jets' Travis Dye: Heading to Big Apple
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Dye signed a contract with the Jets as an undrafted free agent Friday, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic reports.
Dye suffered season-ending knee injury in November, missing the tail end of his final collegiate season with USC in 2022, but prior to getting hurt, he produced 884 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on 145 carries while reeling in 21 catches for 202 yards over 10 games. The running back is just one year removed from a 2021 campaign with Oregon where he rushed for 1,271 yards and scored 16 times on the ground while also reeling in 46 catches for 402 yards and two touchdowns. If healthy, Dye could be a dark horse candidate to crack the Jets roster in 2023, though the practice squad seems more likely.
