New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, second from left, talks with C.J. Mosley (57), center, during warm-ups at the NFL football team’s training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Thursday, July 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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FLORHAM PARK — We’re a week away from the start of preseason games for the New York Jets, and the team is getting even healthier as the calendar turns to August.
Veteran wide receiver Randall Cobb has been taken off the physically unable to perform list (PUP) while Allen Lazard also returned to the practice field Sunday morning.
They weren’t the only two with injury updates though.
Garrett Wilson’s injury update
Dalvin Cook may have been the key guest to Sunday’s practice, but the Jets didn’t have their full force of offensive firepower out there. Garrett Wilson is dealing with a lower-ankle issue according to Jets head coach Robert Saleh following practice. The injury isn’t considered serious, but he is expected to miss a few days of training camp.
Corey Davis, another receiver battling an illness, was not at practice but the team hopes to have him back within the next few days. Breece Hall, on the other hand, is on track to make his return to the team within the next few weeks according to the head coach.
Wilson’s status for Thursday’s Hall-of-Fame preseason game is that of someone not playing. The same can not be said for some of his young teammates.
Hall-of-Fame Game Starters
Saleh confirmed that New York’s starters would not be playing against the Browns in Canton, Ohio for the inaugural football game of the 2023 season on Thursday.
Zach Wilson and Mekhi Becton will in fact be playing though.
Over the last few drafts, Wilson and Becton have easily been the most frustrating for the Jets’ front office. Ineffectiveness from Wilson forced the Jets to bring in Aaron Rodgers, while Becton’s injury history has left him off the playing field for over two years.
Both players are expected…
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