New York Jets prima rookie moving backmost Breece Hall and cardinal violative lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker volition miss the remainder of the season, manager Robert Saleh announced Monday.
Hall suffered a torn ACL successful Sunday's triumph implicit the Denver Broncos and Vera-Tucker suffered a torn triceps that volition necessitate surgery, Saleh said.
A root told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Hall besides has a insignificant meniscus injury.
Wide receiver Elijah Moore, who was inactive Sunday aft requesting a commercialized implicit unhappiness astir his deficiency of targets, has rejoined the squad and volition beryllium progressive Sunday against the New England Patriots, Saleh said.
The Jets won their 4th consecutive crippled to amended to 5-2 for the archetypal clip since 2010, but the postgame temper was tempered by Hall's injury. The rookie sensation was carted disconnected the tract successful the 2nd 4th of the Jets' 16-9 win astatine Empower Field.
Saleh said Sunday that the archetypal diagnosis was "not good," and the team's fears were confirmed Monday erstwhile further investigating revealed the grade of the injury.
It's a devastating stroke for the Jets and Hall, 1 of the NFL's apical rookies. In six-plus games, helium proved to beryllium 1 of the astir breathtaking rookies successful franchise history, becoming the archetypal Jets subordinate since 2009 to person a rushing touchdown successful 4 consecutive games.
Hall gutted the Denver defence with a 62-yard touchdown tally successful the archetypal quarter, reaching a maximum velocity of 21.87 mph -- the fastest this play by immoderate shot carrier, according to Next Gen Stats. On his 2nd tally aft the touchdown, helium landed awkwardly aft being tackled by a clump of players successful beforehand of the Jets' sideline.
"He's a heck of a shot player," Saleh said Sunday. "When you suffer large shot players, it's not good."
It volition beryllium hard to regenerate Hall, a second-round draught prime retired of Iowa State whose velocity provided a caller magnitude for the offense. The Jets person go run-reliant successful the past 4 games, with Hall becoming the focal point. His 681 scrimmage yards are the fourth-most by a Jets subordinate successful the team's archetypal 7 games implicit the past 20 seasons. The radical up of him is elite -- moving backmost Curtis Martin (917 successful 2004), moving backmost LaDainian Tomlinson (688 successful 2010) and wide receiver Brandon Marshall (686 successful 2015).
Without Hall, the Jets volition trust connected Michael Carter, their starring rusher past season, on with seldom-used Ty Johnson. They tin elevate rookie Zonovan Knight from the signifier squad.
Vera-Tucker, who played near defender arsenic a rookie aft being selected successful the archetypal round, has started astatine close guard, near tackle and close tackle this season.
Information from ESPN's Rich Cimini was utilized successful this report.
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