Jets OT Mitchell dealing with blood clots, says dad

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets rookie violative tackle Max Mitchell, sidelined for the remainder of the play aft being placed connected the non-football wounded list, was discovered to person humor clots successful his close calf and lung, his begetter told ESPN connected Thursday.

Mitchell has a hereditary blood-clotting information called origin V Leiden, according to John Mitchell. Max Mitchell is connected blood-thinning medicine and is expected to marque a afloat recovery, his begetter said, adding that it's not career-threatening.

"It should not impact his vocation agelong term," John Mitchell said. "Of course, we're taking a big, large heavy enactment with each of this, but his aboriginal is promising."

The Jets announced the NFI designation Wednesday, but manager Robert Saleh declined to divulge the reason.

Max Mitchell, who made his 5th commencement astatine close tackle Sunday, was removed successful the 2nd 4th due to the fact that helium was "struggling," Saleh said aft the 27-22 nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Vikings. Mitchell was experiencing broadside symptom and was having occupation breathing, his begetter said.

Initially, it was thought to beryllium musculus spasms, but the symptoms persisted, truthful helium went for tests connected Monday, which revealed the clots. He mightiness beryllium connected the humor thinners for a fewer months, but that tin vary.

Mitchell was a fourth-round draught prime from Louisiana. This was expected to beryllium a developmental season, but helium was pressed into enactment due to the fact that of injuries. He was the opening-day starter astatine close tackle and started the archetypal 4 games earlier a genu wounded sidelined him for six games. He came disconnected the seat successful Week 12 against the Chicago Bears. In the consequent days, helium started experiencing the symptoms, John Mitchell said.