Jets sign RB Tarik Cohen, out of NFL since 2020

Running back Tarik Cohen, who last appeared in an NFL game in 2020, signed a contract with the New York Jets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Jets, however multiple media outlets reported it was a one-year deal. Cohen was an All-Pro return specialist and made the Pro Bowl with the Chicago Bears in 2018 but missed the 2021 season with a torn ACL and the 2022 season with a ruptured Achilles. He was on the Carolina Panthers' practice squad last season and spent time on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. The Panthers released him on May 10. Cohen, who turns 29 in July, joins a running back room in New York that includes Breece Hall, Israel Abanikanda, Xazavian Valladay and rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. Fellow running back Markese Stepp was waived on Wednes…