Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley mentioned issues are “progressing” together with his injured neck however he’s nonetheless unsure if he can play Sunday towards the Seahawks.
“[Monday] was my first time placing on a helmet,” Mosley mentioned. “I don’t need to go too quick. Simply taking it someday at a time. It’s been progressing every day, every week. Simply making an attempt to remain optimistic with that. Immediately, did some extra placing, did mild tackling. That’s actually the place we’re proper now. Till I really hit someone and may really feel the influence of getting my neck torquing round, till then I can’t actually offer you one hundred pc however undoubtedly moving into the proper course.”
Mosley suffered a herniated disk in his neck throughout the pregame warm-ups earlier than the Jets performed the Patriots on Oct. 27. He missed that sport and the three video games since then.
Initially, Mosley couldn’t transfer his neck and he feared his profession is likely to be over. Since then, he has regained motion and the docs have instructed him he gained’t want surgical procedure, giving him hope he can return to the sphere quickly.
Mosley just isn’t the one Jets starter coping with a neck harm.
LT Tyron Smith missed the workforce’s final sport towards the Colts with a neck difficulty he suffered in Arizona on Nov. 10. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich didn’t sound hopeful that Smith may return this week.
“We’re nonetheless amassing data simply to be sure that not solely this soccer participant, however this man, we’ve got each piece of data earlier than we had been ever to place him again on the market on the sphere,” Ulbrich mentioned. “Nonetheless gathering data and ensuring we make the very best determination, extra for him than the Jets transferring ahead.”
Rookie Olu Fashanu began in Smith’s place towards the Colts.
Ulbrich wouldn’t affirm or deny a report from The Athletic that he benched security Tony Adams on the request of proprietor Woody Johnson.
“Guys, I’m preaching to the gamers about this singular focus going ahead and pouring every part into this Seahawks workforce and the preparation and proudly owning this course of,” Ulbrich mentioned.
“Guys, I’ve bought to reside that, too. I can’t be sitting right here speaking about issues which will or could not have occurred. Mr. Johnson and myself, we’ve got nice dialogue. We’ve constant dialogue. We speak on a regular basis. We’ve very trustworthy conversations and I’d wish to preserve these conversations between the 2 of us.”
