John Franklin-Myers is widely known for playing defensive end for the New York Jets of the National Football League. He is also rather tall, standing 1.93 meters tall and weighing 131 kg. He was born on September 26, 1996, in Los Angeles, California, the US. played high school football at Greenville High School in Greenville, Texas, where Franklin-Myers went to school.
After finishing high school and his football career there, he enrolled at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he played college football for the Lumberjacks team. Los Angeles Rams selected him in the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was discharged as part of the most recent roster cuts in August 2019.
Franklin-Myers was claimed by the New York Jets off waivers on September 1, 2019. The company placed him on injured reserve on October 4, 2019. He resumed working out with the team on November 27, 2019, when it was determined that he was ready to be activated from injured reserve.
The three-week practice window ended on December 18, 2019, but he had not been activated. He consequently missed the remainder of the season due to injury. In October 2021, he and the Jets came to an agreement on a $42 million, $30.2 million guaranteed four-year contract deal.
What position is John Franklin-Myers?
John Franklin-Myers plays the position of defensive end for the New York Jets football team.