The New York Jets’ disappointing season continues to go within the flawed course.
Working again Breece Corridor has been dominated out and cornerback Sauce Gardner isn’t anticipated to play Sunday, whereas five-time Professional Bowl linebacker C.J. Mosley is finished for the season after being positioned on injured reserve Friday. For Mosley, 32, who has a herniated disk in his neck, it seemingly indicators the top of his Jets profession.
The Jets (3-9) ready to face the Miami Dolphins (5-7) at Arduous Rock Stadium with out Corridor (knee) and Gardner (hamstring), two of their greatest gamers. Each had been listed as uncertain for the sport. If the Jets lose, they are going to be eradicated from competition, extending their playoff drought to 14 seasons — the NFL’s longest lively streak.
“Barring one thing magical taking place the subsequent 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 sport, 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 might be used to switch 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 in opposition to Miami’s speedy receiving corps.
The Mosley determination wasn’t a shock, but it surely hit arduous due to what he means to the crew. He is a captain and regarded by teammates as the guts and soul of the protection.
Ulbrich known as it “a tough determination by a really prideful, superb participant and chief — [he’s] all these issues for us. It was not a straightforward determination for him, but it surely’s the perfect determination for him and our group.”
The harm occurred Oct. 27 earlier than a street sport in opposition to the New England Patriots. Mosley stated he felt “a burn” down the again of his neck in the course of the warmups, inflicting it to “lock up.” He sat out the sport. Instructed that he did not require surgical procedure, Mosley tried to make a comeback although the Jets’ season was misplaced.
Mosley stated he was progressing properly 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, working towards absolutely on Wednesday with the hope of enjoying in opposition to the Dolphins. There was an obvious setback, as he missed observe on Thursday.
The harm clouds his soccer future.
Mosley is beneath 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 as a consequence 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 broad receiver Allen Lazard from IR.
