Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley mentioned issues are “progressing” along with his injured neck however he’s nonetheless unsure if he can play Sunday towards the Seahawks.
“[Monday] was my first time placing on a helmet,” Mosley mentioned. “I don’t need to go too quick. Simply taking it at some point at a time. It’s been progressing every day, every week. Simply making an attempt to remain optimistic with that. At present, did some extra hanging, did mild tackling. That’s actually the place we’re proper now. Till I really hit any individual and might really feel the affect of getting my neck torquing round, till then I can’t actually offer you one hundred pc however undoubtedly getting into the appropriate route.”
Mosley suffered a herniated disk in his neck through the pregame warm-ups earlier than the Jets performed the Patriots on Oct. 27. He missed that sport and the three video games since then.
Initially, Mosley couldn’t transfer his neck and he feared his profession may be over. Since then, he has regained motion and the docs have informed him he gained’t want surgical procedure, giving him hope he can return to the sphere quickly.
Mosley just isn’t the one Jets starter coping with a neck damage.
LT Tyron Smith missed the workforce’s final sport towards the Colts with a neck concern he suffered in Arizona on Nov. 10. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich didn’t sound hopeful that Smith might return this week.
“We’re nonetheless accumulating data simply to make it possible for not solely this soccer participant, however this man, we’ve got each piece of data earlier than we had been ever to place him again on the market on the sphere,” Ulbrich mentioned. “Nonetheless gathering data and ensuring we make the perfect determination, extra for him than the Jets transferring ahead.”
Rookie Olu Fashanu began in Smith’s place towards the Colts.
Ulbrich wouldn’t verify or deny a report from The Athletic that he benched security Tony Adams on the request of proprietor Woody Johnson.
“Guys, I’m preaching to the gamers about this singular focus going ahead and pouring every little thing into this Seahawks workforce and the preparation and proudly owning this course of,” Ulbrich mentioned.
“Guys, I’ve received to reside that, too. I can’t be sitting right here speaking about issues which will or could not have occurred. Mr. Johnson and myself, we’ve got nice dialogue. We’ve constant dialogue. We discuss on a regular basis. We’ve very sincere conversations and I’d prefer to preserve these conversations between the 2 of us.”
