New York Jets WR Gets Concerning Injury Update
The New York Jets made a lot of moves in the offseason. Most of these moves looked to upgrade the offense, but let's take a look back at some of their bigger moves from the summer.
The Jets added Darren Mougey as their new general manager and Aaron Glenn as their new head coach. But the biggest move they made was with their roster. The team cut ties with veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a shocking move that left New York without a quarterback. Shortly after this decision, the Jets signed Justin Fields to replace the veteran.
The Jets also opted to cut ties with veteran wide receiver Davante Adams, but this decision left the team with a very depleted wide receiver room. The team would add Arian Smith in the draft, but they wouldn't do much else to boost Fields' receiving core ahead of Week 1.
But the Jets' struggling wide receiver room might be without one of its top talents in Week 2 following Thursday's injury report.
Jets may need to use Allen Lazard after Josh Reynolds injury update
On Thursday, Jets wide receiver Josh Reynolds missed practice with a hamstring injury. Reynolds is one of the top wideouts on the Jets' roster, and he was one of only three wide receivers to catch a pass in the Jets' Week 1 loss to the Steelers. Reynolds finished the game with two catches for 18 yards. He was targeted three times.
If Reynolds misses Week 2, the Jets may be forced to turn to Allen Lazard on the active roster after making him a healthy scratch in Week 1. Lazard was scratched because he's the wide receiver No. 4 or No. 5 on the roster, and he doesn't play special teams.
But after Xavier Gipson was cut and Reynolds is fighting this injury, Lazard could quickly become an important piece of the offense.
The Jets need to bolster their wide receiver room in the coming weeks, regardless of Reynolds' health going forward. A trade could be on the horizon in New York.
Eagles make trade for standout RB
The defending Super Bowl champions are not satisfied with their roster just yet.
The Philadelphia Eagles have acquired third-year running back Tank Bigsby in a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to multiple reports. Adam Schefter of ESPN notes that the Jaguars will be getting a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick from the Eagles in exchange for the 24-year-old Bigsby.
A third-round draft pick himself back in 2023 (No. 88 overall), Bigsby had shown glimpses of his upside over his first couple of NFL seasons. During 2024 in particular, Bigsby managed to get himself into a timeshare with Jaguars starting running back Travis Etienne Jr. and produced 766 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns on the year.
But Bigsby lost ground to Etienne over the course of this offseason, and Etienne had an emphatic performance in Week 1, rushing for 143 yards on 16 carries in a 26-10 Jacksonville win over Carolina (as Bigsby managed just 12 yards on five carries). With rookies LeQuint Allen Jr. and Bhayshul Tuten also around to back up Etienne, the Jaguars have now decided to move on from Bigsby.
As for the Eagles, the addition of Bigsby should allow them to better manage the workload of workhorse running back Saquon Barkley. The speedy 5-foot-11 Bigsby will also reportedly be in the mix as a return man for Philly along with Will Shipley.
Meanwhile, the Eagles, who beat the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, have acquired an impressive haul of new pieces over just the last month alone. Bigsby joins Philly’s cast of recent fresh faces along with fellow trade acquisitions John Metchie III, Sam Howell, Fred Johnson, and Darian Kennard plus the former Pro Bowl defender whom they just signed in free agency.
