Aaron Glenn finally gave Jets fans the answer they’d been waiting for on Adonai Mitchell.
For weeks, Mitchell’s finger injury had been the strangest item on the New York Jets’ injury report. Unlike Breece Hall, Dylan Parham and Omar Cooper Jr., whose issues were more straightforward, Mitchell’s setback happened in practice, and the team never offered much clarity after he first showed up ahead of Week 3 in Detroit.
At Wednesday’s press conference, Glenn finally explained it.
"AD Mitchell, he did have a small procedure on his hand, but the good thing is man, he's moving his fingers around really, really well. And I'm still going to put him on this week-to-week deal," Glenn told reporters.
That answer should at least calm down some of the panic around the third-year wide receiver, who had been viewed as questionable for much of the past month while the Jets kept the details close to the vest.
The secrecy had already become a talking point, especially after Glenn declined to give a straight answer about the severity of the injury at his Friday press conference before the Browns game. That drew criticism from fans and analysts, including Jake Asman.
"This is now my favorite Aaron Glenn press conference answer ever. You have to laugh at the absurdity. 😂 pic.twitter.com/SZzrGa1t8v
- Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) October 9, 2026"
But there’s a pretty simple reality here: NFL teams don’t hand out every injury detail for free, especially not when they’re trying to keep an opponent guessing. Mitchell had already been ruled out for Week 5, and Glenn’s approach may have been aimed at keeping the New England Patriots on edge ahead of Week 6.
And while Glenn’s 5-17 record has made him an easy target, this isn’t really where the criticism lands. If the Jets’ medical staff believed Mitchell was facing a month or more on the shelf, he likely would’ve landed on short-term injured reserve instead.
For now, the important part is that Mitchell is reportedly moving his fingers around really, really well after the procedure. That doesn’t clear up every timeline question, but it does give the Jets and their fans a little more reason to breathe easy.
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