Because of the sprained right ankle that kept him out of practice for two consecutive days, the New York Jets linebacker David Harris may not be going to put on his Jets jersey for this Saturday’s first-round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Harris was injured in the Jets’ 37-0 blowout win over the Bengals last Sunday because of what he thought was an illegal chop block. He had to skip two days of practice before returning Thursday but still felt “kind of stiff” with the ankle after practice.
Although Harris himself said that he hopes to play Saturday, Jets Coach Rex Ryan said earlier this week that the team will give Harris as much time as he needs to recover fully from the injury. So it is likely that the leading tackler on the league’s top-ranked defense will miss Saturday’s game, perhaps along with cornerback Donald Strickland, who had a quadriceps injury that sidelined him last week.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Jets QB Sanchez not happy with being ruled out
The New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is feeling frustrated as Coach Rex Ryan decided Wednesday that the team will have Kellen Clemens start at quarterback for this Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Ryan did this for Sanchez’s good. He made the decision after consulting with the team doctors about Sanchez’s sprained right knee. However, Sanchez himself does not want rest at all. All he wants is to play in his No. 6 Jets jersey.
“He wants to play in the worst way and he’s going to play,” Ryan said. “It’s just not going to be this week. I have a lot of confidence in Kellen Clemens and I think that instead of delaying this decision, I’m just going to make it now.”
Having started every game this season since beating out Clemens for the job, Sanchez sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in the knee during the third quarter of the Jets’ 19-13 win over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, and two days after the Jets brought in Yankees manager Joe Girardi to help Sanchez learn how to slide. Surely Sanchez did not learn well as he was injured by diving headfirst.
Ryan did this for Sanchez’s good. He made the decision after consulting with the team doctors about Sanchez’s sprained right knee. However, Sanchez himself does not want rest at all. All he wants is to play in his No. 6 Jets jersey.
“He wants to play in the worst way and he’s going to play,” Ryan said. “It’s just not going to be this week. I have a lot of confidence in Kellen Clemens and I think that instead of delaying this decision, I’m just going to make it now.”
Having started every game this season since beating out Clemens for the job, Sanchez sprained the posterior cruciate ligament in the knee during the third quarter of the Jets’ 19-13 win over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, and two days after the Jets brought in Yankees manager Joe Girardi to help Sanchez learn how to slide. Surely Sanchez did not learn well as he was injured by diving headfirst.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Jets will continue their season without RB Washington
The New York Jets running back Leon Washington has been confirmed not to be available to play for the team in the rest of the season, and however tough to find a replacement is, the Jets will have find one and continue the season.
Washington suffered a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula when Oakland’s Tommy Kelly rolled up on his leg after a 6-yard run in the first quarter last Sunday’s game. But that injury did not stop the Jets from making their 38-0 win.
Washington was carted off the field and had X-rays, which revealed the fractures. Then he was taken to Berkeley’s Alta Bates Medical Center and underwent a two-hour operation Sunday to have a rod inserted into the tibia to stabilize the fracture.
Losing Washington, whose versatility makes him difficult for opponents to defend against, the Jets Coach Rex Ryan will face the tough task of finding someone else in Jets jersey to fill in the spot. He has said that he may have three or four guys replace Washington as “there is no way y one guy can replace him.”
Washington suffered a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula when Oakland’s Tommy Kelly rolled up on his leg after a 6-yard run in the first quarter last Sunday’s game. But that injury did not stop the Jets from making their 38-0 win.
Washington was carted off the field and had X-rays, which revealed the fractures. Then he was taken to Berkeley’s Alta Bates Medical Center and underwent a two-hour operation Sunday to have a rod inserted into the tibia to stabilize the fracture.
Losing Washington, whose versatility makes him difficult for opponents to defend against, the Jets Coach Rex Ryan will face the tough task of finding someone else in Jets jersey to fill in the spot. He has said that he may have three or four guys replace Washington as “there is no way y one guy can replace him.”
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Jets DT Jenkins would like to see Vick playing in final exhibition
The New York Jets defensive tackle Kris Jenkins said on Tuesday that he was happy to see the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick playing again on the field, in the teams’ preseason finale Thursday night.
“I’m kind of rooting for him because I hope he does realize that he does have a second chance and I’m hoping that he does prove everybody wrong,” Jenkins said Tuesday. “I’m hoping that he does show everybody what he’s capable of. I’ve known and seen him on and off the field and I definitely think he’s a good person at heart.”
The background is that Jenkins aced Vick several times when he was with the Carolina Panthers and Vick was with the Atlanta Falcons. Playing against each other again really sounded dramatic. Jenkins would not play as much as Vick on Thursday, so he would be glad to have time to spectate a little.
“I’m kind of rooting for him because I hope he does realize that he does have a second chance and I’m hoping that he does prove everybody wrong,” Jenkins said Tuesday. “I’m hoping that he does show everybody what he’s capable of. I’ve known and seen him on and off the field and I definitely think he’s a good person at heart.”
The background is that Jenkins aced Vick several times when he was with the Carolina Panthers and Vick was with the Atlanta Falcons. Playing against each other again really sounded dramatic. Jenkins would not play as much as Vick on Thursday, so he would be glad to have time to spectate a little.
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