The Jets are one practice in and they’re already dealing with injuries.
New York completed its first official practice of training camp with no pads on Friday, but without a few key players. Denzel Mims, Frank Gore, Pierre Desir and Bronson Kaufusi all missed practice with hamstring injuries. Rookie Jabari Zuniga sat out of practice due to a quad injury.
Adam Gase said Mims took an awkward step while running routes on air a couple of days ago. Gase added that it’s not ideal for Mims, a rookie, to miss practice due to injury considering there were no OTAs or minicamp this offseason. Gase mentioned that the Jets could bring in a veteran wide receiver if Mims is out for an extended period of time.
Vyncint Smith got reps as the No. 3 wide receiver in place of Mims.
As for Gore, Gase said he tweaked his hamstring last week and the Jets sat him out of practice as a precaution. Gore has been doing some group work, though.