Jets' Garrett Wilson concerned about knee injury
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn helps wide receiver Garrett Wilson to his feet after he was tackled in the second half of an NFL game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday in London. Credit: AP/Kin Cheung
LONDON — The Jets haven’t won a game, and now they could be without their best offensive player.
Garrett Wilson suffered a knee injury in the Jets’ 13-11 loss to Denver on Sunday. He had an X-ray after the game and said he probably will undergo an MRI on Monday. Wilson, who hasn’t missed a game in his four-season NFL career, sounded concerned.
“I’m going to find out here soon and know how to move forward based on what I find out here,” he said.
“I don’t want to say nothing too early or nothing, but just trying to wait for all the stuff to come back,” he added. “It’s really messing with my mental. I don’t even want to think about it for real. Pray that everything comes back good.”
Coach Aaron Glenn said Wilson is dealing with “a couple of things” and specifically mentioned his hip. Wilson said it isn’t his hip or back, though.
He twisted his body around trying to catch a pass from Justin Fields late in the game, got up slowly and went right to the sideline. He returned for the next series, got drilled by Talanoa Hufanga on third down and couldn’t hold on to the ball. He was in pain and wasn’t on the field for the Jets’ final offensive play of the game.
“Garrett had a couple things that happened in the game,” Glenn said. “He went back in the game on one with his hip. He came out again with the same situation. So, well, I’ll figure what that is.”
Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
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