The New York Jets had a huge win over the rival New England Patriots on “Thursday Night Football” to start Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the offense were exceptional, putting up 400 yards and holding the ball for more than 40 minutes.
The only problem was right tackle Morgan Moses going down with a knee injury.
However, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz, it isn’t likely to sideline the veteran for more than a couple of weeks.
“He is unlikely to need surgery, which would be the best-case scenario considering how it initially appeared. … The team is optimistic that the injury is not as severe as it seemed,” Schultz wrote on X.
Source: #Jets RT Morgan Moses suffered a knee injury last night that will likely sideline him for at least a couple of weeks. He is unlikely to need surgery, which would be the best-case scenario considering how it initially appeared. He’s undergoing further tests to confirm, but… pic.twitter.com/btxKE9VPyi
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) September 20, 2024
This is good news for a Jets team that has posted back-to-back wins to start the season but has also dealt with some injuries.
Pro Bowl edge rusher Jermaine Johnson injured his Achilles against the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 and is out for the season. Meanwhile, linebacker C.J. Mosley did not play against the Patriots because of a toe injury.
If the Jets want to bring in a veteran tackle, an old friend of Rodgers’, former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari, is out there on the free agent market.
If they decide to go that route, Bakhtiari would likely be more of a role player given his injury history and the fact he has not been with the Jets as long as rookie tackle Olu Fashanu, who was their first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft as is set to take over for Moses for as long as the veteran is sidelined.
