The Jets might be shorthanded defensively throughout Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Payments.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner is listed as questionable after struggling a hamstring harm through the third quarter of the Jets’ Week 16 loss to the Rams. He was restricted throughout Friday’s apply.
“If there’s anybody that would play with an injury and push it, it’s him,” Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich mentioned.
If Gardner is out, it might be the 24-year-old’s second missed sport in 4 weeks. He additionally didn’t play within the Week 14 loss at Miami.
Defensive sort out Quinnen Williams can also be questionable to play in opposition to Buffalo. He missed apply all of final week main as much as his absence throughout final weekend’s sport in opposition to Los Angeles.
Adams suffered the harm early through the Rams sport.
“We are still working through it,” Adams mentioned. “Treatment, trying to get right and hopefully be there ready by game time.”
JETS RETURNING TO FAMILIAR FACE
After taking part in musical chairs since Week 8, the Jets are returning to their unique kicker.
“The injury was something that just popped up,” Ulbrich mentioned. “I don’t think it was lingering unless he was keeping that to himself, which I don’t think he would and he had no reason to.
“He has had his struggles and we all have from coaching to playing and across the board this year on this team, it has been the case where we have the talent, but we underperformed. It’s not good enough and I know he would say his performance wasn’t good enough and it wasn’t to his standard by any means.
“It’s a great opportunity for him to come back the last two games and kick to his standard.”
Since then, the Jets have used a merry-go-round of kickers, together with Riley Patterson, Spencer Shrader, and Anders Carlson. Gang Inexperienced additionally signed veteran Greg Joseph to their apply squad on Tuesday and opened Zuerlein’s 21-day apply window Thursday.
Zuerlein was one of many league’s most dependable kickers throughout his first two seasons with the Jets. He missed 10 area targets mixed throughout that span, together with simply three through the 2023 season. That’s why the workforce rewarded him with a two-year, $8.4 million contract, together with $4.2 million in ensures, final March.
However Zuerlein struggled courting again to coaching camp final summer time. He transformed simply 9-of-15 area targets. Zuerlein missed a possible game-winner from 50 yards through the remaining seconds of a one-point loss to the Broncos in Week 4. He additionally missed a 32-yard and a 43-yard kick within the Week 6 23-20 loss to the Payments.
“Sometimes, that can be powerful,” Ulbrich mentioned about Zuerlein taking a psychological break. “An opportunity just to take a deep breath, get his body healthy again and get a restart.
“I’m excited for him to do his thing these last two games and really demonstrate to everybody who he is as a kicker.”
