Walker to announce draft pick, plus other news

Former Jets WR Wesley Walker will announce the team’s second-round pick this year, the league announced Monday afternoon.

Walker -- a two-time Pro Bowler who played 13 seasons for the Jets -- was one of 33 NFL alums who will introduce second or third round picks in this week’s draft. Since last year, each selection in the second round is introduced by a former player.

The group of 33 features six Hall of Famers, including two from the Class of 2012.

Here’s the full list: Arizona Cardinals, Roger Wehrli (DB); Atlanta Falcons, Alge Crumpler (TE); Baltimore Ravens, Matt Stover (K); Buffalo Bills, Phil Hansen (DE); Carolina Panthers, Mike Rucker (DE); Chicago Bears, Otis Wilson (LB); Cincinnati Bengals, Isaac Curtis (WR); Cleveland Browns, Gary Collins (WR); Dallas Cowboys , Chad Hennings (DL); Denver Broncos, Terrell Davis (RB); Detroit Lions, Barry Sanders (RB); Green Bay Packers, LeRoy Butler (S); Houston Texans, Danny Clark (LB); Indianapolis Colts, Marvin Harrison (WR); Jacksonville Jaguars, Fred Taylor (RB); Kansas City Chiefs, Will Shields (G); Miami Dolphins, Dwight Stephenson (C); Minnesota Vikings, Anthony Carter (WR); New England Patriots, Troy Brown (WR); New Orleans Saints, Willie Roaf (OL); New York Giants, Michael Strahan (DE); New York Jets, Wesley Walker (WR); Oakland Raiders, Willie Brown (DB); Philadelphia Eagles, Brian Westbrook (RB); Pittsburgh Steelers, Dermontti Dawson (C); St. Louis Rams, Isaac Bruce (WR) & Torry Holt (WR); San Diego Chargers, Courtney Hall (OL); San Francisco 49ers, Jesse Sapolu (OL); Seattle Seahawks, Walter Jones (OL); Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dexter Jackson (S); Tennessee Titans, Eddie George (RB); Washington Redskins, Ken Harvey (LB)

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The Jets announced their Aug. 10 preseason game at Cincinnati has been scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

As of now, the full preseason sked looks like this:
Fri., Aug. 10 at Cincinnati, 7:30p
Sat., Aug. 18 vs. Giants, 7p
Sun., Aug. 26 vs. Carolina, 8p
Thurs., Aug. 30 at Philadelphia, TBD

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The NFL roster limit will be increased from 80 to 90 players, starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Rosters will be need to be trimmed from 90 to 75 after Week 3 of the preseason.

Currently, the Jets have 67 players on the roster with 10 draft picks on the way -- that leaves 13 more spots for additional players until mid-August.