NFL Week 4 Injury Report: Jets Without Two Cornerbacks Against Saints

According to Greg A. Bedard of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, DTs B.J. Raji and Johnny Jolly, DE Jeremy Thompson and OT Chad Clifton did not practice during open media sessions Friday.

However, CB Charles Woodson and DE Cullen Jenkins did participate.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Jamal Lewis sat out Friday’s practice with the Browns while nursing a hamstring injury. The injury kept Lewis out for last week’s game against the Ravens as well.

In addition to Lewis, kicker Phil Dawson and guard Floyd Womack did not practice. All three should be listed as questionable or doubtful for Sunday:

Despite practicing Friday, Rick Maese of the Washington Post reports that RB Clinton Portis is listed as questionable on the injury report and will be a game time decision.

Portis was also listed as questionable and a game time decision last week but ended up playing.

According to Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald, mammoth Patriots DT Vince Wilfork returned to practice after spraining his ankle, while LB Jerod Mayo was at the practice facility for the first time since injuring his knee in Week 1 to do some jogging.

We’ll keep you updated on any more news out of Foxboro leading up to kickoff on Sunday.

Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports:

We’ll keep you updated on any news about Merriman’s status for this Sunday.

Adam Caplan of Scout.com reports that the Bills have put injured CB Leodis McKelvin on IR. McKelvin suffered a fractured fibula during the team’s Week 3 loss to the Saints. While he was initially expected to miss 6-8 weeks, he is now apparently finished for the year.

Ohm Youngmisuk of the New York Daily News reports:

Tuck sat out last week with a partially torn labrum. He had reportedly considered trying to play with a harness in Week 3, so he looks like a good bet to get back on the field this Sunday against the Chiefs.

Patriots DT Vince Wilfork has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle after leaving Sunday’s contest against the Falcons. The injury is reportedly not to be long term and his status for this week remains uncertain.

Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports:

Robinson had been one of the few (relative) bright spots for the Rams so far, hauling in over 140 yards and a touchdown through the first two weeks, before getting injured against the Packers.

Jim Zorn kicked off his press conference today by saying that Albert Haynesworth has a strained glute and that he expects the defensive tackle to be OK. No word on if that means he’s playing this week or not.

According to The Sporting News, starting cornerback Leodis McKelvin and starting safeties Bryan Scott and Donte Whitner all went down to injury Sunday against New Orleans. McKelvin, Scott and Whitner all left the game.

Whitner left due to a thumb injury, and McKelvin and Scott both came out of the game due to ankle injuries.

As if things could not get worse for the 0-3 Miami Dolphins, quarterback Chad Pennington left Sunday’s game against the Chargers after sustaining an injury to his twice-operated on right shoulder. Said Dolphins coach, Tony Sparano, of the injury:

NBC’s Pro Football Talk, however, has more information:

If losing to the lowly Lions wasn’t bad enough, the Redskins might be without prized free agent DT Albert Haynesworth in the coming weeks. Jason Reid of the Washington Post reports:

Haynesworth has not played a full 16 game season since his rookie year in 2002.