New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson is expected to miss at least three to four weeks with a right knee sprain, a source told ESPN on Monday.
Wilson returned to action Sunday after missing two games with an injury to the same knee, and he went down again in the third quarter of the Jets' 27-20 win over the Cleveland Browns. He underwent imaging tests Monday. He won't require surgery, the source said.
It's a significant blow to the Jets' offense, which managed only 169 total yards in the win, including only 42 net passing yards. The Jets (2-7), winners of two straight, face the first-place New England Patriots (8-2) on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.
Earlier Monday, coach Aaron Glenn confirmed the imagining tests, but he was noncommittal on Wilson's playing status.
The injury happened on a contested long pass by Justin Fields, an incompletion. Wilson slid on the damp turf in a sitting position, with both legs under him. He got up quickly and started to jog back to the huddle, but he began to limp and went to the sideline. He spent some time on an exercise bike before going to the locker room.
Glenn said not to read anything into that.
«I want to see exactly what the docs say before I stamp anything as far as that, but usually when you have that situation, adrenaline is going during the game. But after the game, everything kind of slows down. Again, I want to see what the docs say.»
The Jets already are down one receiver, Josh Reynolds (hip), who is on injured reserve. Without Wilson and Reynolds, their top receivers would be rookie Arian Smith, Tyler Johnson, Isaiah Williams and John Metchie III, who made his debut Sunday after being acquired in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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