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Jets injury report: Javelin Guidy doubtful, Shawn Jefferson won’t coach vs. Browns

Jets cornerback Javelin Guidry (knee) is now listed as doubtful for Sunday’s matchup against the Clevland Browns.

The Jets will be relatively healthy going into their Week 16 matchup against the Browns.

That said, CB Javelin Guidry (knee) is not expected to play Sunday and is listed as doubtful. WR Jeff Smith (shoulder) is questionable.

If Smith does play, he’ll be without his position coach. Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson won’t attend the game as a result of a high-risk close contact. It’s likely that offensive assistant Hines Ward will assume Jefferson’s role as New York’s wide receivers coach.

For the second week in a row, defensive assistant Blake Williams will not attend the game. It is not illness-related.

The Jets did not practice on Friday, but the team’s injury report estimated that Josh Andrews, Jamison Crowder, John Franklin-Myers, Frank Gore, Ty Johnson, Frankie Luvu and Nathan Shepherd would all be full participants.

For Cleveland, Wyatt Teller, the team’s starting right guard, has been ruled out with an ankle injury. LB Malcolm Smith (hamstring) is questionable.

Jets injury report: Jamison Crowder expected to play, Rams dealing with positive COVID-19 test

The Jets will be relatively healthy as they head into their Week 15 matchup against the Rams, who are dealing with a positive COVID test.

The Rams are currently dealing with a positive COVID-19 test, which could affect the team’s player availability come Sunday.

Los Angeles placed safety Nick Scott and tackle Bobby Evans on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Both players were held out of practice Thursday as a precaution, in addition to Justin Hollins, Brian Allen and Ogbonnia Okoronkwo.

The trio of Rams defensive players are staying away from the team, but they have not been ruled out. Rams head coach Sean McVay expects them to play Sunday, per The Associated Press’ Greg Beacham.

As for the Jets, they will be relatively healthy as they head into the Week 15 cross-country matchup.

Jamison Crowder was the only player listed as a limited participant during Friday’s practice. Despite that, Crowder is expected to play on Sunday, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. Sunday would mark only the fifth time that New York’s top three wide receivers — Crowder, Breshad Perriman and Denzel Mims — all play together.

While New York has received a clean bill of health, injury-wise, the Jets will be without Foley Fatukasi come Sunday. The Jets placed Fatukasi on the COVID-19 reserve list on Thursday, but it wasn’t’ because he violated any protocols, Adam Gase said Friday, per Cimini. Gase explained that Fatukasi had close contact with someone outside the organization and did “nothing wrong.”

In addition to Fatukasi, defensive assistant Blake Williams (non-illness related) will not make the trip to Los Angeles. Williams is the son of Gregg Williams, who was recently fired from his post as Jets defensive coordinator.

In other injury news, Jordan Jenkins is set to undergo shoulder surgery this coming Tuesday to repair a torn labrum and dislocated shoulder, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Jenkins suffered the injury in Week 3 against the Indianapolis Colts and continued to play through. Opting to get surgery now, Jenkins should be healthy by the time free agency rolls around in March.