Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley said things are “progressing” with his injured neck but he’s still not sure if he can play Sunday against the Seahawks.
“[Monday] was my first time putting on a helmet,” Mosley said. “I don’t want to go too fast. Just taking it one day at a time. It’s been progressing each day, each week. Just trying to stay positive with that. Today, did some more striking, did light tackling. That’s really where we are right now. Until I actually hit somebody and can feel the impact of having my neck torquing around, until then I can’t really give you 100 percent but definitely going in the right direction.”
Mosley suffered a herniated disk in his neck during the pregame warm-ups before the Jets played the Patriots on Oct. 27. He missed that game and the three games since then.
Initially, Mosley could not move his neck and he feared his career might be over. Since then, he has regained movement and the doctors have told him he won’t need surgery, giving him hope he can return to the field soon.
Mosley is not the only Jets starter dealing with a neck injury.
LT Tyron Smith missed the team’s last game against the Colts with a neck issue he suffered in Arizona on Nov. 10. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich did not sound hopeful that Smith could return this week.
“We’re still collecting information just to make sure that not only this football player, but this man, we have every piece of information before we were ever to put him back out there on the field,” Ulbrich said. “Still gathering information and making sure we make the best decision, more for him than the Jets moving forward.”
Rookie Olu Fashanu started in Smith’s place against the Colts.
Ulbrich would not confirm or deny a report from The Athletic that he benched safety Tony Adams at the request of owner Woody Johnson.
“Guys, I’m preaching to the players about this singular focus going forward and pouring everything into this Seahawks team and the preparation and owning this process,” Ulbrich said.
“Guys, I’ve got to live that, too. I can’t be sitting here talking about things that may or may not have happened. Mr. Johnson and myself, we have great dialogue. We have consistent dialogue. We talk all the time. We have very honest conversations and I’d like to keep those conversations between the two of us.”
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