On Thursday afternoon, Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner mysteriously popped up on the harm report.
Forward of Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Payments, Gardner suffered a groin harm on Thursday and was restricted in follow.
Nonetheless, Gardner practiced on Friday and can play in opposition to Buffalo.
“I think he’ll be OK,” Glenn mentioned Friday morning.
If Gardner missed Sunday’s sport, it could have been problematic for the Jets. Even with Gardner on the sector, Aaron Rodgers threw for 4 touchdowns of their 34-32 victory in opposition to the Jets final weekend.
Nonetheless, Gardner was terrific in opposition to Steelers huge receiver DK Metcalf after lining up in opposition to him for 30 of 34 cross performs, in line with Subsequent Gen Stats. He allowed only one catch for 11 yards when lining up in opposition to Metcalf.
Gardner, who obtained a four-year, $120.4 million extension forward of coaching camp, is now shadowing the opposing staff’s No. 1 receiver. In earlier seasons, Gardner would normally stick to 1 facet and play a whole lot of zone protection.
Brandon Stephens, who performs reverse Gardner, allowed 5 catches for 60 yards and two touchdowns in opposition to the Steelers. He additionally gave up the landing that put the Steelers up 31-26 early within the fourth quarter.
“I think if you speak with him, which you probably already have, he will tell you that there are some things that he needs to improve on from that game,” Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks mentioned. “Number one is just really with his eyes. So, I’m still a big Brandon Stephens fan, and he’s going to do a great job for us as we progress and win football games this year.”
Along with Gardner, Jets operating again/returner Kene Nwangwu and huge receiver Josh Reynolds are each coping with hamstring accidents and won’t play in opposition to the Payments. Defensive deal with Jay Tufele, who didn’t follow this week as a consequence of an sickness, will even miss Sunday’s sport. Tight finish Mason Taylor (ankle) and cornerback Michael Carter II (shoulder) are each listed as questionable.
