Defensive end John Franklin-Myers competes in American football for the National Football League’s New York Jets. He stands 1.93 meters tall and weighs 131 kilograms. Greenville High School was his alma mater. At Stephen F. Austin State University, he played college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks.
In the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft, he was selected by the Los Angeles Rams. In the Rams’ regular-season opener against the Oakland Raiders, he made his professional debut. He made his first career sack against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4 of the season. In Super Bowl LIII, he also recorded a sack and a fumble. Franklin-Myers was released by the Rams on August 31, 2019, and was then acquired off waivers by the New York Jets.
On October 4, 2019, he was placed on injured reserve. On November 27, 2019, he was put back on injured reserve and started working out with the team once more. He stayed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season because he was not activated by December 18, 2019, the conclusion of the three-week practice window. Franklin-Myers and the Jets agreed to a four-year, $55 million contract deal on October 7, 2021, with $30.2 million in guaranteed pay.
Is John Franklin-Myers injured?
John Franklin-Myers is not injured currently.