New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson (17) has a pass broken up by Cleveland Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. (23) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)
FLORHAM PARK — All eyes may have turned to Carolina this week, but the New York Jets were back on the practice field Tuesday morning to put the final preparations in place for their joint practice work with the Panthers.
New York heads to Carolina later today, but there were plenty of major takeaways from another day at 1 Jets Drive. Arguably the biggest of which is the health of wide receiver Garrett Wilson. Head coach Robert Saleh spoke before the week expecting the reigning offensive rookie of the year winner to have a limited role in practice Tuesday.
That did not happen though.
Wilson is recovering from an ankle injury and was seen working off to the side with other rehabbing players. It’s unclear how much, if any work he’ll take part in during joint practices this week. Outside of Wilson, there were several other injury updates, as well as some key takeaways from practice.
Let’s get to it.
Injury Updates
New York had a few players that were banged up going into the new week. Almost all have returned to the practice field. Quincy Williams, Laken Tomlinson, and Jermaine Johnson all returned to practice after leaving Sunday’s work early. None of their injuries look serious.
On the other hand, Carl Lawson was not seen at practice again as he suffers a back injury. In his place, Michael Clemons and Will McDonald took all the reps at the second-team defensive end position.
Quarterbacks Struggle
It was easily Aaron Rodgers’ worst practice as a member of the Jets. Rodgers was inaccurate with his deep ball throughout Tuesday’s practice and was even picked off twice. The first one came on a throw where the quarterback threw off his back foot and threw a duck to Jimmy Moreland. The second was a tipped pass…
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