Jets followers gained’t have the ability to watch one of many workforce’s most marquee offseason acquisitions simply but.
Gang Inexperienced introduced Thursday that Mike Williams will start coaching camp on the energetic/bodily unable to carry out (PUP) checklist alongside fullback Nick Bawden and defensive sort out Leonard Taylor.
Williams, who signed a one-year cope with a reported $8.3 million assured this offseason, additionally missed the group’s organized workforce actions (OTAs) and obligatory minicamp after he suffered a torn ACL early final season.
In mid-June, head coach Robert Saleh mentioned Williams, 29, seemingly will observe the same restoration that working again Breece Corridor took final yr after his torn ACL, which means restricted snaps till the common season begins.
Along with the three gamers touchdown on the energetic/PUP checklist, rookie quarterback Jordan Travis was positioned on the non-football harm checklist — relationship again to his leg fracture on Nov. 18 with Florida State — as was undrafted free agent receiver Tyler Harrell.
Travis, the Jets’ fifth-round choose, slots in because the workforce’s third quarterback behind veterans Aaron Rodgers and new signee Tyrod Taylor.
Simply three video games into the 2023 season, Williams tore the ACL in his left knee.
To that time, the receiver had appeared like his normally explosive deep self, posting 19 catches for 249 yards and one landing.
Since coming into the NFL in 2017, Williams’ profession 15.6 yards per catch ranks ninth, whereas his 13.2 common depth of goal sits seventh.
Williams gives the Jets with much-needed secondary receiving choices subsequent to budding famous person Garrett Wilson, who had carried a one-man present for a lot of the final two years.
“I believe he’ll do wonders for all of them,” Saleh mentioned about Williams’ affect on the workforce’s skill-position gamers. With the mixture of our ability guys and Aaron [Rodgers], you’d prefer to suppose you’d see extra two-high [coverage], which can open up among the run recreation. The sooner he [Williams] will get to full pace, I believe it’s simply going to be extra troublesome for defenses to pinpoint who they wish to cease.”
Whereas Williams could quickly be sidelined, he could be activated from the PUP checklist at any time, although a transfer to order/PUP would imply he would miss at the very least the primary 4 video games of the common season.
The previous Charger joined likes of the Dolphins’ Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips and the Saints’ Ryan Ramczyk as high-profile gamers to land on some type of PUP prematurely of camps breaking.
The Jets report back to Florham Park, N.J. on July 23 and start their preseason in opposition to the Commanders on Aug. 10.
