Mark Sanchez, who sat out last week, is set to return to practice Wednesday, but his status for Sunday’s game against the Falcons is still up in the air.
Sanchez To Start Sunday
After missing last week’s win against Tampa Bay with a knee sprain, Mark Sanchez will be back in the starting lineup Sunday when the Jets take on the Falcons. This from SB Nation’s Gang Green Nation:
The Jets currently sit in a three-way tie with Miami and Baltimore for the final playoff spot in the
Read Article >Mark Sanchez To Practice Wednesday, Status Uncertain For Sunday
Ryan has also said he will be cautious in naming a starter lest he make snap judgment like last week.
Assuming he is healthy enough, Sanchez will split the first-team reps with Clemens.
Read Article >Sanchez Will Sit On Sunday; Clemens Gets Starting Nod
Backup Kellen Clemens will start in Sanchez’s place.
Read Article >Sanchez Sits Out Monday Practice
Nonetheless, Jets head coach Rex Ryan reiterated that they are optimistic that Sanchez will play this weekend when the Jets travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Buccaneers. If Sanchez does play, Ryan said he would wear braces on both knees.
Read Article >Mark Sanchez Has Sprained Knee; Rex Ryan Not Pleased With Rookie QB
The word on Mark Sanchez’s knee is that it is sprained, not strained, and his status for their next game on December 13 at Tampa is unknown. The severity of the sprain is also unknown.
Regardless, head coach Rex Ryan wasn’t pleased with the headfirst dive that caused the injury, especially after the team brought in Joe Girardi to teach him the fine art of sliding feet first (which is completely ridiculous, for the record. I mean, how hard is it to slide? Little kids do it without instruction. See now, what you do, Mark, is you throw your feet out first in front of you, and then fall on your ass):
Read Article >PFT: Sanchez Fitted For Brace
Pro Football Talk notes that Mark Sanchez has been fitted with a knee brace.
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