Jets' Zac Stacy done for season, Ryan Fitzpatrick has thumb surgery
New York Jets running back Zac Stacy reacts as he is treated by trainers during the first half of a game against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. Stacy was carted off the field. Credit: AP / Seth Wenig
Jets starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and running back Zac Stacy each underwent surgery Friday morning, Todd Bowles said on a Friday conference call with reporters. But unlike Fitzpatrick, Stacy's season is over.
"He's done," Bowles said of the former Rams running back, whom the Jets traded for during the NFL draft in May.
Stacy, 24, was carted off at halftime of their 22-17 loss to Rex Ryan's Bills on Thursday after he fractured his left ankle following a 9-yard kickoff return as time expired in the first half.
Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, underwent a procedure to repair the torn ligament in the left thumb on his non-throwing hand. He's expected to be ready for their road game against the Houston Texans on Nov. 22.
"Yeah, that's the plan," Bowles said.
Fitzpatrick injured the thumb during the Jets' first series of their 34-20 Week 8 loss in Oakland. After scrambling for a 12-yard scramble, Raiders safety Charles Woodson swiped at the ball and inadvertently bent the quarterback's thumb back.
With Stacy hurt and No. 2 back Bilal Powell inactive because of a lingering ankle injury, the Jets relied on Chris Ivory, who carried the ball 18 times for 99 yards. Backup Stevan Ridley played eight snaps in his first NFL action since tearing knee ligaments last October while with the Patriots.
As of now, the Jets don't plan to sign another running back. Bowles said he's hoping to have Powell back in time for the Texans game.
Receiver Eric Decker -- who has been dealing with a sore knee -- is getting treatment on a sore shoulder, Bowles said. Brandon Marshall, who left Thursday's game briefly after getting hurt, is still dealing with lingering toe and ankle injuries.
