The 0-3 New York Jets will look for their first win of head coach Aaron Glenn’s tenure when they travel to play the 0-3 Miami Dolphins in Week 4. The Jets will do so with a battered defense that will be short-handed.
Per Rich Cimini of ESPN, linebacker Quincy Williams is being placed on injured reserve for a shoulder injury. The injury is not season-ending.
“LB Quincy Williams (shoulder) will be placed on IR, per source,” Cimini posted on X. “Means he will miss at least 4 games. The good news is that it’s not season ending. The bad news is that Williams is one of their best players, and this comes at a time when the defense is struggling.”
The New York Jets poached an LB from the New England Patriots
With Williams on injured reserve, the Jets signed linebacker Mark Robinson to their 53-man roster off their AFC East rival, the New England Patriots practice squad, per Peter Botte of the New York Post.
Robinson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2022 draft. He was elevated to the active roster in all three of the Patriots’ games this season. He made three tackles on special teams.
New York’s defense is averaging giving up a whopping 31 points per game, which ranks 28th in the NFL. Williams has been a key stopper for the Jets, with his 14 tackles being the fourth most on the defense. He’s recorded 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and two passes defensed this season.
With the defense struggling, the Jets need to take advantage of a Dolphins defense that ranks dead last in points given up per game (32.3). However, New York’s offense has a complication this week as Coach Glenn is unsure if Justin Fields or Tyrod Taylor will be the starting quarterback for the contest.