Aaron Maybin was a first-round draft bust for the Buffalo Bills. He’s a free-agent gem for the New York Jets.
The Bills waived Maybin in August after an underwhelming start to his NFL career. The All-American collegiate linebacker from Penn State was selected 11th overall by the Bills in the 2009 draft. Maybin recorded only 24 tackles in 27 games for the Bills.
New York signed Maybin in August, waived him early in September and re-signed him later in September.
Since then, he has three sacks in four games – all three of which forced the ball out of opposing quarterbacks’ hands.
“Great production. We need to get him on the field more,” Ryan told the media Monday when asked about Maybin. “There have been 40-some snaps he’s been out there and he’s had three sacks and three caused fumbles, made a lot of tackles. The Mayhem thing, I love that deal because it fits him. You guys talk to him, you know what I’m talking about [laughter]. He’s beautiful.”
So far, Maybin strip-sacked Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco, Miami Dolphins' Matt Moore and San Diego Chargers' Phillip Rivers -- the last two in consecutive games.
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