Last Updated: November 18, 2023, 03:00 IST
FLORHAM PARK, N.J.: New York Jets huge receiver Garrett Wilson expects to play Sunday in opposition to the Buffalo Bills regardless of being listed as questionable for the sport with an injured elbow.
Wilson, the group’s No. 1 receiver, harm his proper elbow throughout the Jets’ 16-12 loss to the Raiders in Las Vegas. He missed just a few snaps, however he was in a position to end the sport.
“It’s feeling better, man. I’m feeling good,” Wilson stated Friday. “We’re going to rock this weekend.”
When requested flat out if he’ll play, the second-12 months huge receiver stated he can be prepared Sunday — though he acknowledged the elbow would nonetheless possible be affecting him.
“But we’ll get it done,” Wilson stated.
The nature of the damage hasn’t been disclosed, and it’s unsure when it occurred. But Wilson’s elbow was already harm when the huge receiver was a part of a trick play throughout which he threw an off-goal go to Allen Lazard alongside the sideline early within the fourth quarter.
“I’m not going to fake it. It did, man,” a smiling Wilson stated when requested if the elbow affected his throw. “I wish I could’ve threw that thing because that was a touchdown.”
Wilson wore a sleeve on his injured elbow throughout follow all week, and he was restricted in every of the periods, together with Friday.
“I don’t want to jinx it,” coach Robert Saleh stated. “I should knock on wood, shouldn’t I? No, we’ll see. He feels good. He’s speaking the right language. Everything is positive. He’s just got to go through a couple of hurdles.”
Wilson, final season’s AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, has been one of many Jets’ few vivid spots on what has been a struggling offense. He has 55 receptions for 642 yards and two touchdowns for a unit that ranks among the many NFL’s worst in a number of classes.
New York has failed to attain a landing on 36 consecutive offensive possessions, a stretch that spans 11 quarters and an extra time interval.
“People do the same things. So we’re going to get a lot of the same looks that have given us a hard time throughout the season,” Wilson stated. “It’s our job to have the answer this time. … We think that we have a great opportunity. We really do.”
NOTES: Rookie DL Will McDonald (ankle) was additionally listed as questionable after being restricted all week with an ankle damage. He missed the sport at Las Vegas final week. … OL Billy Turner (finger), LB Chazz Surratt (ankle), LB Sam Eguavoen (hip), OT Duane Brown (hip) and TE Kenny Yeboah (hamstring) have been all dominated out. Brown and Yeboah stay on injured reserve.
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