Dec 17, 2020
Another Jets defender has landed on the injured reserve. This time, it's New York's longest-tenured player.
The Jets placed linebacker Jordan Jenkins on the IR on Wednesday with a shoulder injury. He had played in all 12 games up until last weekend's blowout loss in Seattle, sitting out after hurting his shoulder against the Raiders the week before.
Jenkins, 26, has 32 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble across 12 games (and 12 starts) in 2020. There's a "really good possibility" that the fifth-year linebacker needs surgery on his shoulder, Gase revealed on Thursday.
Safety Saquan Hampton was also placed on the IR this week. Hampton was signed off the practice squad in Week 14 but went on to rupture his achilles against the Seahawks.