Jets linebacker Marcelino McCrary-Ball signed his tender on Wednesday, according to the NFL’s transactions wire.
McCrary-Ball was an exclusive rights free agent.
In 2025, he injured his hamstring in the Jets’ Week 3 loss to the Bucs. The Jets activated him from injured reserve late in the season, and he played two more games.
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He played 106 defensive snaps and 120 on special teams and totaled 23 tackles and a forced fumble.
McCrary-Ball, 27, signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2022, but the team waived him out of the preseason. McCrary-Ball signed with the 49ers’ practice squad.
He did not play as a rookie, but joined the Jets’ practice squad in 2023 and found a home.
In three seasons, he has played 109 defensive snaps and 363 on special teams.