The Jets may be without Sam Darnold in the near future.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Darnold suffered an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder when he was slammed into the ground in Thursday’s loss to Denver. Adam Gase said Friday that Darnold’s availability for next Sunday’s game against the Cardinals will be based on whether he can practice next week.
Fortunately for the Jets, they don’t practice until Wednesday, so Darnold has some time to heal up. Darnold was able to return to Thursday’s game after initially suffering the injury, but he felt more pain on Friday.
“I think anything’s on the table right now,” Gase told reporters, per Rapoport. “I haven’t really had a chance to talk to him in detail; Just really, when I saw him, it was more about how he felt right now. … We just need to make sure that we lay everything out and kind of see where we go from here and what’s best for him, not just next week but long term.”
In other injury news, Mekhi Becton is in the same spot as he was before Thursday with his shoulder injury. Gase said it will be a matter of pain tolerance for him, so the extra time off should benefit Becton. Chuma Edoga is in the same boat as Becton with his shoulder injury.
George Fant suffered a thumb injury on Thursday night and will play with a cast on, but otherwise should be able to practice next week. Jordan Jenkins is day-to-day with a calf injury, as is Bless Austin. Lawrence Cager will be out a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury, but his MRI came back better than expected.