Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley stated 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 putting on a helmet,” Mosley stated. “I don’t want to go too fast. Just taking it one day at a time. It’s been progressing each day, each week. Just trying to stay positive with that. Today, did some more striking, did light tackling. That’s really where we are right now. Until I actually hit somebody and can feel the impact of having my neck torquing around, until then I can’t really give you 100 percent but definitely going in the right direction.”
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 could be over. Since then, he has regained motion and the medical doctors have advised him he gained’t want surgical procedure, giving him hope he can return to the sphere quickly.
Mosley isn’t the one Jets starter coping with a neck damage.
LT Tyron Smith missed the group’s final sport towards the Colts with a neck concern he suffered in Arizona on Nov. 10. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich didn’t sound hopeful that Smith may return this week.
“We’re still collecting information just to make sure that not only this football player, but this man, we have every piece of information before we were ever to put him back out there on the field,” Ulbrich stated. “Still gathering information and making sure we make the best decision, more for him than the Jets moving forward.”
Rookie Olu Fashanu began in Smith’s place towards the Colts.
Ulbrich wouldn’t verify 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 players about this singular focus going forward and pouring everything into this Seahawks team and the preparation and owning this process,” Ulbrich stated.
“Guys, I’ve got to live that, too. I can’t be sitting here talking about things that may or may not have happened. Mr. Johnson and myself, we have great dialogue. We have consistent dialogue. We talk all the time. We have very honest conversations and I’d like to keep those conversations between the two of us.”
