The Jets can’t catch a break with receiver injuries.
Undrafted free agent Lawrence Cager, who looked great in practice filling in for the injured Breshad Perriman and Denzel Mims, will have an MRI on the knee he hurt in Tuesday’s practice. His knee swelled up overnight, according to Adam Gase.
“The swelling alarmed us where we have to go back and look at it,” said Gase, who offered no timetable on his return.
That leaves the Jets with only a few healthy receivers – Jamison Crowder, Chris Hogan, Braxton Berrios and Jeff Smith. It’s more than likely the Jets will look to add another receiver during camp.
Le’Veon Bell also left Wednesday’s scrimmage with hamstring “tightness” for precautionary reasons, Gase said, but Bell offered a differing opinion with a series of tweets.
ain’t nothin wrong with my hamstrings https://t.co/6ri3vCVQ1U
— Le'Veon Bell (@LeVeonBell) August 26, 2020
Right guard Greg Van Roten didn’t finish practice, either, with an oblique injury. Outside linebacker Tarell Basham will miss a couple of weeks with his ankle injury. Wide receiver Breshad Perriman is expected to return from his knee injury Saturday, while Denzel Mims did some light conditioning on the sidelines while he rehabs his hamstring.
CB Brian Poole (dehydration), CB Pierre Desir (hamstring) LB James Burgess (back), Corbin Kaufusi (hamstring), RB Josh Adams (hamstring), S Mathias Farley (hamstring), OL Connor McDermott (knee), DL John Franklin Myers (groin) and DE Jabari Zuniga (quad) are all still not practicing.
