The Jets have signed DE Paschal Ekeji to the practice squad. The club also placed G Leander Wiegand on the P-squad injured reserve.

Ekeji (6-4, 230), who holds citizenship in three nations, is a former rugby star who was one of 13 players from 12 countries selected as part the NFL IPP Program class. In the summer of 2022, he was one of 49 participants hailing from five countries – Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – in the first NFL Africa Camp. Born in the Southern African country of Lesotho, Ekeji played rugby for Grey College in Bloemfontein and later attended Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape province of South Africa. He most recently played with the Sharks, a South African professional rugby team.

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