Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick left the Jets’ season opener at Tennessee in the first quarter with a groin injury and did not return. He was one of three Jets hurt in the first half of Sunday’s 23–10 win at Tennessee. Every current designation is tracked on our Jets injury report.
Minkah Fitzpatrick has a groin injury and was ruled out of the Week 1 win at Tennessee. Head coach Aaron Glenn said Monday he had no update and was not worried about the severity. Fitzpatrick was scheduled for an MRI on Monday. No results have been announced.
What has the team actually said about Minkah Fitzpatrick?
Very little, and that is the honest state of it. The Jets characterized the injury as a groin injury in their own account of the game, and Fitzpatrick was ruled out for the remainder of the afternoon after going down in the first quarter. Speaking on Monday, Glenn said he had no injury update on Fitzpatrick and, separately, that he was not worried about the severity of the injuries to Fitzpatrick or rookie receiver Omar Cooper Jr.
Glenn also said Fitzpatrick would undergo an MRI on Monday, per ESPN’s Rich Cimini. As of publication those results had not been made public, and the team has not placed a timeline on his availability for Week 2 against Green Bay. We are not going to guess at one. Fitzpatrick arrived in March in a trade with Miami that cost the Jets a 2026 seventh-round pick, and he started the opener at safety.
How serious is Omar Cooper Jr.’s ankle injury?
It is unconfirmed, and it is the injury with the most reporting attached to it. Omar Cooper Jr. hurt his ankle in the first half and did not return. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that X-rays were negative and that an MRI would follow. Multiple outlets have reported that the Jets believe the injury is a high ankle sprain; the team itself has not announced that diagnosis, and it should be treated as unconfirmed until it does.
Cooper, a rookie who signed his contract on June 1, had switched to No. 11 for his debut the week before the opener.
Who else was hurt in the opener?
Cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. came back. Brownlee left with a calf injury during the first half and returned to the game, which is the only one of the three in-game injuries that resolved on the day. The Jets identified no other players as leaving the game hurt.
What does this change on the Jets’ roster?
One move so far, and the team has not explained it. The Jets re-signed defensive back Dean Clark to the practice squad on Monday. Clark had been waived on August 30 in the cutdown to 53. The club has not tied that signing to any particular player’s status, and we are not going to infer one from a practice squad transaction.
The opener was already thin in places. The Jets had ruled out edge rusher Joseph Ossai and receiver Tim Patrick before kickoff, and Tim Patrick landed on injured reserve the same day. The full set of Week 1 injury designations ran earlier in the week.
When will there be a real update?
Wednesday, most likely. The Jets’ first official practice participation report of a game week typically lands midweek, and that document is where a designation for the Green Bay game would first appear in writing. Until then, anything about Fitzpatrick’s or Cooper’s availability is estimation rather than a status.
Frequently asked questions
What is Minkah Fitzpatrick’s injury?
The Jets have described it as a groin injury. Fitzpatrick was hurt in the first quarter against the Titans on September 13, 2026 and was ruled out for the rest of the game. No further diagnosis has been announced.
Will Minkah Fitzpatrick miss time?
That has not been determined. Head coach Aaron Glenn said on Monday that he had no update on Fitzpatrick and that he was not worried about the severity. Fitzpatrick was scheduled for an MRI on Monday, and the results have not been announced.
What happened to Omar Cooper Jr.?
The rookie receiver hurt his ankle in the first half at Tennessee. X-rays were negative, according to NFL Network, and he was scheduled for an MRI. Reports indicate the Jets believe it is a high ankle sprain, which the team has not confirmed.
Was any other Jet hurt against the Titans?
Cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. left with a calf injury and returned to the game. Those three were the only Jets the team identified as leaving the opener with injuries.
Who is replacing Minkah Fitzpatrick?
The Jets have not named a replacement. The team re-signed defensive back Dean Clark to the practice squad on Monday, a move the club has not publicly tied to any particular player’s status.
When is the next official Jets injury report?
The Jets’ first official practice participation report of a game week is typically published on Wednesday. Week 2 designations ahead of the Green Bay game are expected that day.