Jets ‘hopeful’ Breece Corridor will return to backfield towards Jaguars
After lacking the Jets’ Week 14 loss to the Dolphins with a knee damage, Breece Corridor could return to the backfield towards the Jaguars on Sunday.
Following Friday’s follow, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich mentioned the staff is “hopeful” the star working again will play Sunday despite the fact that he’s listed as questionable on the damage report.
The third-year working again missed his first recreation of the season due to a left knee damage — the identical knee he suffered a torn ACL in 2022.
In his place, rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis delivered with a collective 83 yards and one landing from Davis.
Corridor didn’t follow on Wednesday or Thursday, however was listed as a full participant on Friday.
“He seems to be good proper now, so it’s promising,” Ulbrich mentioned. “It says questionable, however we’re hopeful and we’ll see the way it goes.”
The 2022 No. 36 total choose suffered the damage through the Jets’ 28-27 loss to the Colts in Week 13.
He performed within the following recreation after the Jets bye week towards the Seahawks, recording 60 yards on 12 carries.
Corridor has rushed 692 yards for 4 touchdowns this season whereas including 401 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Mac Jones will stand within the wake of the Jets for the sixth time on Sunday as he holds a 5-0 document over the struggling staff.
The Jets are hoping to lastly get one over the second-string quarterback, who’s filling in for Trevor Lawrence.
“Comparable participant clearly. Schematically, clearly they do a number of issues completely different,” Ulbrich mentioned. “He sees the sector amazingly and he at all times has. You already know, that’s type of at all times been type of his superpower so far as seeing protection and downside fixing and making the fitting selections, so yeah, he’s going to be a problem and the factor that Mac Jones doesn’t get sufficient credit score for is his mobility.
“He doesn’t strike you as Michael Vick by any means, however like his legs he persistently extends performs. He persistently scrambles and makes yards, so you bought to account for him in each methods.”
CB Brandin Echols (shoulder) has been dominated out for Sunday whereas CB D.J. Reed (groin) is uncertain.
Reed didn’t follow on Thursday or Friday and was a restricted participant on Wednesday.
If each Echols and Reed are out on Sunday, Ulbrich mentioned rookie Qwan’tez Stiggers will get extra reps.
“I’m excited for him. So, if he will get a possibility to play, I’m enthusiastic about what he can do,” Ulbrich mentioned. “He’s a man that has demonstrated nice progress this season and he has acquired elite ball talent. So, if we acquired to roll with Qwan’tez Stiggers then we’re enthusiastic about that chance for him and for us.”
RB Kene Nwangwu (hand) was dominated out towards the Jaguars and OL Xavier Newman (groin) is uncertain.
Offensive linemen Moses Morgan (wrist) and Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) are each questionable.
