The New York Jets’ disappointing season continues to go within the mistaken course.
Working again Breece Corridor has been dominated out and cornerback Sauce Gardner will not be anticipated to play Sunday, whereas five-time Professional Bowl linebacker C.J. Mosley is completed for the season after being positioned on injured reserve Friday. For Mosley, 32, who has a herniated disk in his neck, it probably alerts the tip of his Jets profession.
The Jets (3-9) ready to face the Miami Dolphins (5-7) at Exhausting Rock Stadium with out Corridor (knee) and Gardner (hamstring), two of their greatest gamers. Each have been listed as uncertain for the sport. If the Jets lose, they are going to be eradicated from rivalry, extending their playoff drought to 14 seasons — the NFL’s longest energetic streak.
“Barring one thing magical taking place the following couple of days, they’re uncertain,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich stated Friday.
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Gardner pulled a hamstring final week. In the identical recreation, Corridor aggravated a knee harm that occurred two weeks in the past. He has a hyperextension and an MCL problem in his surgically repaired left knee, the identical knee that sustained a torn ACL in 2022.
Rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis will probably be used to exchange Corridor, together with Kene Nwangwu, who scored on a 99-yard kickoff return final week in his Jets debut. Brandin Echols is anticipated to start out for Gardner towards Miami’s speedy receiving corps.
The Mosley resolution wasn’t a shock, however it hit exhausting due to what he means to the staff. He is a captain and regarded by teammates as the center and soul of the protection.
Ulbrich referred to as it “a tough resolution by a really prideful, superb participant and chief — [he’s] all these issues for us. It was not a straightforward resolution for him, however it’s the most effective resolution for him and our group.”
The harm occurred Oct. 27 earlier than a street recreation towards the New England Patriots. Mosley stated he felt “a burn” down the again of his neck throughout the warmups, inflicting it to “lock up.” He sat out the sport. Advised that he did not require surgical procedure, Mosley tried to make a comeback although the Jets’ season was misplaced.
Mosley stated he was progressing nicely however suffered a minor setback on Thanksgiving, when he collided with Allen throughout a short-yardage play in observe. Undaunted, he tried once more this week, training absolutely on Wednesday with the hope of enjoying towards the Dolphins. There was an obvious setback, as he missed observe on Thursday.
The harm clouds his soccer future.
Mosley is underneath contract for 2025, however his cap cost is a hefty $12.8 million, which incorporates $4.25 million in assured cash. He has performed solely 4 video games this season and misplaced his beginning job to Jamien Sherwood throughout a four-game absence because of a toe harm. With a brand new regime coming in, Mosley is a probable cap casualty.
To interchange him on the roster, the Jets plan to activate large receiver Allen Lazard from IR.
