Tag: C.J. Uzomah

Jets activate Kenny Yeboah, place C.J. Uzomah on injured reserve

The Jets have brought back tight end Kenny Yeboah from injured reserve while C.J. Uzomah heads to IR.

The Jets are swapping tight ends between the active roster and injured reserve. New York announced Wednesday they have activated Kenny Yeboah to the 53-man roster off injured reserve and placed C.J. Uzomah on injured reserve.

Yeboah had been on injured reserve all season due to a preseason hamstring injury, being placed on injured reserve August 30 after making the initial 53-man roster so he could return later in the season.

Yeboah is in his third season with the Jets, mostly in a special teams role last season. He’ll serve in a similar role as the third tight end behind Tyler Conklin and Jeremy Ruckert.

Uzomah suffered an MCL Injury during Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He’ll miss at least the next four games while on injured reserve and it’s very possible his season is over with only five games left. The team may simply choose to keep him on injured reserve the rest of the way.

Uzomah has eight catches this season for 58 yards and a touchdown. He’s also been a key special-teams contributor. This is Uzomah’s second season with the Jets after seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, including the 2021 AFC championship team.

Robert Saleh gives injury updates on Perrion Winfrey, C.J. Uzomah, Jason Brownlee

Robert Saleh gives injury updates on Perrion Winfrey, C.J. Uzomah, Jason Brownlee

The Jets had a few injuries during Sunday’s loss to the Atlanta Falcons, some more serious than others. Head coach Robert Saleh provided an update on some of those injuries Monday.

Two players are heading to injured reserve: defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey (foot) and tight end C.J. Uzomah (MCL). Saleh said both injuries are “extensive”. Winfrey is likely done for the season. He was elevated from the practice squad for Week 13. He played 13 snaps against the Falcons.

Uzomah started the game but suffered his injury very early. He played just two snaps. By going on injured reserve, Uzomah could return for the regular-season finale against the Patriots.

Wide receiver Jason Brownlee has an ankle injury. Saleh was unsure on his timetable for returning. Saleh said he’ll see how the injury is throughout the week. Brownlee went without a catch Sunday in 34 offensive snaps.

C.J. Uzomah questionable to return with knee injury

C.J. Uzomah questionable to return with knee injury

Jets tight end C.J. Uzomah suffered a right knee injury during the first quarter against the Atlanta Falcons. He is questionable to return.

Uzomah needed help getting off the field before the cart came to the sideline to bring Uzomah to the locker room. Uzomah saw playing time early in the game as the Jets began with early two-tight-end sets.

Jeremy Ruckert is the only other available tight end after Tyler Conklin. The Jets did not activate Kenny Yeboah for this game.

Jets snap count: Depth chart breakdown vs. Raiders

Jets snap count: Depth chart breakdown vs. Raiders

The Jets suffered another disappointing primetime loss, this time to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday Night Football in Week 10.

The Jets fell to 4-5 with the loss but still only sit one game out of a playoff spot in what has become a tight AFC playoff race.

Here, we’ll take a look at the snap counts for the Jets in Week 10 and get another sense of how the Jets are utilizing some of their players on each side of the football.

 

Auburn in the NFL: Week 9 Recap

Daniel Carlson helped secure a win for his new head coach, C.J. Uzomah and the Jets couldn’t complete a Monday Night comeback, Roger McCreary has been cleared to return in week 10, and Anders Carlson was shaky again in the Packers win.

The NFL season is already over halfway over as we approach the holiday months.

As we do every week, Auburn Wire will take a look at some of the most notable performances from Auburn Alumni across the League.

NFL Week 9 was a very quiet week for former Tigers, but there were some noteworthy storylines nonetheless. Las Vegas Raiders kicker [autotag]Daniel Carlson[/autotag] helped secure a win for his new head coach, [autotag]C.J. Uzomah[/autotag] and the Jets couldn’t complete a Monday Night comeback, [autotag]Roger McCreary[/autotag] has been cleared to return in week 10, and [autotag]Anders Carlson[/autotag] was shaky again in the Packers win.

Here is a look at several headlines from Week 9 that feature Auburn’s top NFL players.

Auburn in the NFL: Week 5 Recap

The Carlson brothers faced off in primetime, former Tigers Roger McCreary and Braden Smith battle in Indianapolis, C.J. Uzomah delivers speech before Jets vs. Broncos, and Montravius Adams sees an uptick in snaps.

The NFL season is steadily marching on and each week throughout the season, Auburn Wire will take a look at some of the most notable performances from Auburn Alumni across the League.

It was a quiet week for former Tigers, but there were some interesting storylines that stood out this week, including a pair of brothers facing off, a fiery pregame speech, two former Tigers facing off in a tightly-contested divisional match and a former defensive lineman continuing to carve out a role for himself.

Here is a look at several headlines from Week 5 that feature Auburn’s top NFL players.

Nathaniel Hackett, Jets’ 4th captain Sunday, gets game ball following win in Denver

Nathaniel Hackett, Jets’ 4th captain Sunday, gets game ball following win in Denver

He tried to downplay the story all week, but Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has to be feeling extra special following Sunday’s 31-21 win over the Denver Broncos and head coach Sean Payton.

Payton was of course the one who said Hackett performed one of the “worst coaching jobs” in the history of the NFL during his stint of less than a year as head coach of the Broncos, finishing with a 4-11 record and being fired the day after a 51-14 thumping by the Rams on Christmas Day.

Hackett let his work on the field do the talking and it turned into over 400 yards of offense and a 31-21 win to send Payton and the Broncos to 1-4. Hackett was 2-3 at this point last year with Denver.

Head coach Robert Saleh told the media after the game that Hackett received a game ball following the game. He was also the Jets’ fourth captain Sunday.

Jets players showed their support for Hackett following the game, hugging him on the field and proving that they were behind him following Payton’s comments over the summer.

“I’m glad he’s here with us,” said quarterback Zach Wilson, who threw for 199 yards on 19 of 26 passing.

“When someone talks (expletive) about one of us, we have to have their back,” said tight end C.J. Uzomah, who had two catches for 12 yards. “So yeah, this one was for Hack.”

Uzomah also led a pregame speech that further showed the Jets were playing this one for Hackett.

Hackett gets the last laugh, as well as the game ball, and now the Jets are back on track at 2-3 and will now look to pull the upset of the 5-0 Philadelphia Eagles at home next week with Hack helping lead the charge.

Video caught Jets TE C.J. Uzomah motivating the team by promising revenge against Sean Payton

The Jets DEFINITELY haven’t forgotten Sean Payton’s harsh criticism of Nathaniel Hackett.

After Aaron Rodgers’ injury, it would’ve been easy to forget the offseason bad blood between the New York Jets and Denver Broncos. Instigated in large part by Sean Payton — who ripped Nathaniel Hackett’s coaching job with Denver in 2022 — the Jets made it clear they were very unhappy with the Broncos’ new leader.

On Sunday, the Jets finally had a chance to defend their current offensive coordinator’s honor when they visited the Mile High City. Via Yahoo Sports’ Nikki Edwards (@nikkiedwardsss), starting tight end C.J. Uzomah made a fiery pregame speech where it was pretty clear New York was intent on making Payton eat his harsh words.

(Warning: NSFW language and caption in the video and tweet below.)

Phew. If Payton thought the heat would be off him because the Jets no longer had their Hall of Fame quarterback under center, he was sorely mistaken. Stay tuned for what could be a chippy, tense affair in Denver.

Auburn in the NFL: Week 4 Recap

Touchdowns, field goals, and defensive storylines defined Auburn Alumni in NFL Week 4.

Each week throughout the NFL season, Auburn Wire will take a look at some of the most notable performances from Auburn Alumni across the League.

It was a busy week for former Tigers filled with touchdowns, notable performances, and highlights.

Here is a look at several week four headlines from Auburn’s top NFL players.

C.J. Uzomah passes physical, Jets take tight end off PUP list

C.J. Uzomah is back

The Jets will have one more player available the next time they hit the practice field. Tight end C.J. Uzomah passed his physical Wednesday and was taken off the Physically Unable to Perform list, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Uzomah had an undisclosed injury and was one of a handful of players, including running back Breece Hall and offensive tackle Duane Brown, who were placed on the PUP list at the start of camp. Players are able to be removed from the list at any time.

With Uzomah off the list, the only other players still on the list other than Hall and Brown are wide receiver Randall Cobb and defensive back Jarrick Bernard-Converse.