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Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson confirms he has a torn Achilles tendon

Sep. 16, 2024 12:53 PM EDT

New York Jets edge rusher Jermaine Johnson confirmed Monday in a social media post he tore his right Achilles tendon. The 25-year-old Johnson posted a short video on X and Instagram saying an MRI showed what he and the Jets feared when he was carted off the field in the third quarter...

Braelon Allen, NFL's youngest player, scores 2 TDs to help Aaron Rodgers and Jets beat Titans 24-17

Sep. 15, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wants to make clear that he technically now has two victories as quarterback of the New York Jets. Not his first. Braelon Allen, the NFL's youngest player, ran for a 20-yard touchdown with 4:31 left to put Rodgers and the New...

Injury thins Jets' defensive line and could help holdout Haason Reddick's bid for a new deal

Sep. 15, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New York Jets coach Robert Saleh says it appears pass rusher Jermaine Johnson tore his right Achilles tendon with tests coming Monday. “It doesn’t look good,” Saleh said after New York's 24-17 victory Sunday over the Tennessee Titans. ...

Braelon Allen of Jets becomes NFL's youngest to score from scrimmage in 94 years

Sep. 15, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — New York Jets rookie Braelon Allen has become the youngest player to score a touchdown from scrimmage in the NFL in 94 years. Allen scored on a 12-yard touchdown pass from the NFL's oldest player in 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers with 1:47 left in the second...

Palou has a poor qualifying run that tightens IndyCar championship ahead of the finale

Sep. 14, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Palou's poor qualifying run and pending engine penalty dramatically tightened the IndyCar championship race the day before the season finale at Nashville Superspeedway. Palou of Spain has a 33-point lead over Australian driver Will Power and needs only to...

Darnold's home debut with Vikings comes vs. 49ers team he was enlightened with last year as a backup

Sep. 13, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sam Darnold enjoyed a valuable reset last season of a sputtering NFL career painted by the unfulfilled expectations of a quarterback from a prestigious college program drafted third overall. It was a burden-free year with the San Francisco 49ers to be the backup...

Jets' 'embarrassed' defense out to prove its woes against the running game will be fixed in a hurry

Sep. 13, 2024 16:38 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jermaine Johnson and the rest of the New York Jets' defense were stunned, frustrated and angry. The San Francisco 49ers had just run all over them, rolling up 180 yards on the ground in the season opener Monday night. And Christian McCaffrey didn't even...

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets visit the Titans with both trying to avoid 0-2 starts

Sep. 12, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NFL did the New York Jets and four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers no favors scheduling their first three games over the span of 11 days. The Tennessee Titans have a different challenge. Sure, they're back in Music City for their home opener...

Connor McGovern chooses Jets' practice squad over retirement to 'be a part of something special'

Sep. 12, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Connor McGovern was sitting on his couch at home watching the New York Jets in their season opener on Monday night and couldn't help but yell at the TV and cheer on his buddies. “My wife was like, ‘You’re not even on the team yet!'” McGovern said...

Russell Wilson's calf injury figures to make his return to Denver with the Steelers just a footnote

Sep. 12, 2024 14:25 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos expect to see Russell Wilson on the sideline in full pads and eye black this weekend, just as he was in the Pittsburgh Steelers' opener at Atlanta despite being inactive with a strained calf. The Broncos (0-1) anticipate facing quarterback Justin...