The Jets are getting healthier at the right moment, and Joseph Ossai looks set to be part of that group when Buffalo rolls into town for Week 10.
New York faces its toughest test of the season on Sunday against the 7-1 Bills, and if the Jets want any shot at pulling off the upset, they need bodies back on the field. Aaron Glenn’s Friday update pointed to that happening, with Ossai among the players trending toward active status.
“When it comes to injuries, the only person that’ll be out will be Trevin Wallace. Everybody else will be full, Jarvis Brownlee, Harrison Phillips, Omar Cooper, Joe Ossai, Nahshon (Wright), and Garrett (Wilson).
Garrett still has one more step to go through before he’s cleared, and I see that happening. VJ Payne is still going through his process.
We’ll see how that operates.”
That would give the Jets their full group of pass rushers for the first time since Week 5, when they faced the Cleveland Browns and piled up a team-high eight sacks on Deshaun Watson.
For Ossai, though, the bigger story is how rough his first year in New York has been. A foot injury that started in the summer and carried into the regular season has clearly slowed him down, but the results have still fallen well short of expectations. Darren Mougey gave him the largest contract of any Jets free agent this spring, a three-year, $34.5 million deal, and the former Cincinnati Bengals draft pick has only managed nine tackles in three games.
There’s still time for that to change. With eight games left in the regular season, Ossai has a chance to salvage what has already looked like a lost season. Sunday against Buffalo would be a good place to start.
The injury report was otherwise encouraging for New York. Garrett Wilson and Omar Cooper Jr. both appear on track to play despite dealing with injuries during the week, and Harrison Phillips and Jarvis Brownlee Jr. also seem likely to suit up after earlier Did Not Participate designations.
That matters because the Jets are going to need every bit of help they can get trying to slow down Josh Allen and the Bills. Having the defense as close to full strength as possible gives them a better chance to do it.
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