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Jets tight end Zach Sudfeld, who tore an ACL in minicamp, has cleared waivers. This allowed the Jets to place him on injured reserve.
Zach Sudfeld has cleared waivers. He’s now placed on #Jets’ IR. pic.twitter.com/ZcykUyicQP
— New York Jets (@nyjets) June 17, 2015
Due to a quirk in the rules, Sudfeld needed to clear waivers to allow the Jets to place him on IR. This was a mere formality, though. The Jets went through this process so they could clear a training camp spot for a player who might make the team.
If there is some small silver lining in this injury, it is the date. Sudfeld will have over a year to heal and get himself ready for training camp in 2016.