NFL running back says Jets released him after surgery that team told him to get

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The New York Jets released running back Ty Johnson in April despite signing him to a one-year deal in free agency, and the veteran revealed it came after the team told him to get surgery on an offseason injury.

Johnson said he tore his pectoral muscle while working out in the offseason, and after consulting with the team doctor, they told him to "get it fixed."

"Saw the team doctor. He was like, ‘You need to get it fixed,’" Johnson said in an Instagram video. "Flew out the next day. Came back happy that I got it done, even though I didn’t want to get it done. That following Wednesday, you out of there."

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Ty Johnson of the New York Jets carries the ball against the Miami Dolphins during the second half of the game at Hard Rock Stadium on January 8, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

"And I was like, ‘Damn.’ But at the end of day, man, I know I’m going to be alright."

The Jets released Johnson on April 26, which was one day before the 2023 NFL Draft. 

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Gang Green ended up drafting Pittsburgh running back Israel Abanikanda in the fifth round as well as signing undrafted free agent Travis Dye. 

Those rookies joined a running backs room that already had Breece Hall, Michael Carter and Zonovan Knight in it. 

Ty Johnson of the New York Jets carries the ball during the second half of the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at MetLife Stadium on December 22, 2022, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Hall was the Offensive Rookie of the Year favorite before tearing his ACL.