The Jets moved their first-round rookie receiver to injured reserve and elevated K Jason Sanders and LB Troy Reeder for Week 2. What the roster math says.
Minkah Fitzpatrick is expected to miss two to three weeks with a groin injury, a reported timeline that falls short of the four games injured reserve requires.
Update, September 16, 2026: The MRI results are in. Fitzpatrick is expected to miss two to three weeks and Omar Cooper Jr. is being treated as week-to-week. See Minkah Fitzpatrick’s reported return timeline for the current picture. Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick left the Jets’ season opener at Tennessee in the first quarter with a groin injury…
Nine days of preparation have turned into two. The Jets close a week that settled most of their leadership questions, kept their best running back on the practice field and left exactly one job hanging, and they do it with a flight to Nashville booked for the weekend. The week in short: six captains named,…
Omar Cooper Jr. will make his NFL regular-season debut on Sunday in Nashville wearing a number he has not worn since high school. The rookie receiver has switched from No. 83 to No. 11, and the change went through during game week rather than in the quiet of the offseason. Jets rookie receiver Omar Cooper…
Six Jets were injured in the preseason finale against the Giants, and within 48 hours five of them were off the active roster. Two went to reserve/injured, one was waived-injured, one was waived outright, and only Joseph Ossai survived the cut to 53. The injuries did not just cost bodies — they decided jobs. Who…
The Jets opened 2026 rookie minicamp May 8 with all 8 draft picks signed. David Bailey, Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr lead the class.