.Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterAug 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ETCloseRich Cimini is actually a team author who deals with the New York Planes and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has dealt with the Jets for over thirty years, participating in ESPN in 2010. Rich likewise hosts the Trip Deck podcast. He earlier was actually an exhausted article writer for the New York Daily Headlines and also is a grad of Syracuse University. You can easily follow him using Twitter @RichCimini. Including deepness at protection, the Nyc Planes authorized previous Minnesota Vikings first-round pick Lewis Cine to their technique squad on Wednesday, a source said to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.Cine, drafted 32nd overall in 2022, was actually waived Tuesday after attempts to trade him were actually unsuccessful. After clearing disclaimers, he authorized along with the Jets with the requirement that he will definitely be elevated to the 53-man roster as soon as he's comfortable with the playbook.Cine, that went through a leg bone fracture in Week 4 of his novice season, has actually played only 10 protective snaps over his 1st 2 times (one deal with). In the preseason, he participated in a team-high 150 pops, taping 13 tackles as well as one sack.Editor's Picks1 RelatedThe Planes' existing starters are Tony Adams and Chuck Clark, along with Ashtyn Davis and also Isaiah Oliver backing all of them up. Oliver, an organic cornerback, was actually transferred to protection in the offseason. Cine's landing indicates a come back to his previous setting, nickelback.Also Wednesday, the Planes asserted previous Chicago Bears penny-pinching point Brenden Bates on waivers.The Vikings cut Cine on Tuesday, shutting the door on one of the least effective first-round picks in recent memory.Cine, 24, suffered a substance bone fracture of his left lower leg in the 3rd game of his rookie time in 2022. When he returned in spring 2023, he was presently a step responsible for the program installed by brand-new defensive organizer Brian Flores. Cine played in only 10 games over that stretch, finishing his second time as the team's 6th safety.He dropped any kind of opportunity he needed to move up the deepness chart this summer season when he was decreased through a lower-body injury.ESPN's Kevin Seifert contributed to this record.