The Jets’ offensive line suffered a blow throughout Thursday night time’s win. Proper deal with Morgan Moses is coping with a knee harm which is about to maintain him sidelined for a stretch.
Head coach Robert Saleh mentioned the group was assured the worst-case situation had been prevented when talking about Moses’ standing (h/t ESPN’s Rich Cimini). Additional testing remains to be required, however veteran insider Jordan Schultz reports the 33-year-old is at present anticipated to overlook “a minimum of” a pair weeks because of the harm. Encouragingly, Schultz provides surgical procedure will doubtless not be required.
The worst-case situation has thus been prevented, however Moses’ absence will depart the Jets in want of a change to the beginning lineup up entrance. First-round rookie Olu Fashanu is now set to deal with a first-team function after spending time in the summertime working at each deal with spots. The Penn State product was chosen as a successor to Tyron Smith on the blindside, however the former Cowboys All-Professional has performed each snap to this point along with his new group.
Moses started his profession in Washington earlier than a one-year stint with the Jets. The previous third-rounder inked a free-agent take care of the Ravens in 2022, the place he served because the group’s full-time proper deal with starter by way of the top of final season. With one yr remaining on his pact, Baltimore dealt Moses back to New York in March as a part of the Ravens’ youth motion up entrance.
The Virginia product has drawn a career-worst 51.2 PFF grade by way of three weeks this season, a steep decline from his previous evaluations. He’ll purpose to rebound as soon as wholesome, however in the meanwhile Fashanu will likely be counted on to offer steady play on the proper deal with spot whereas the Jets try to construct off the momentum of a 2-1 begin. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if injured reserve (which might require a four-game absence) is deemed crucial for Moses as soon as a full analysis takes place.