The Facts: The Jets worked out veteran running backs Orleans Darkwa and Alfred Morris on Saturday in response to losing Elijah McGuire to a broken foot, but they added a different back to the roster on Sunday. The team announced the signing of Atkinson to their 90-man roster. Tight end Bucky Hodges was waived in a corresponding move.

Diehards Line: Atkinson, who spent last season on the Chiefs practice squad, joins Isaiah Crowell, Bilal Powell and Thomas Rawls on the depth chart for the Jets. According to NFL Network, Morris was the team's first choice, but the two sides couldn't agree to a deal. ... Hodges was a 2017 sixth-round pick by the Vikings and has yet to play in a regular season game.