New York Jets star defensive deal with Quinnen Williams shall be out one to 2 weeks with a strained left calf, head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Friday.
The three-time Professional Bowler sustained the damage throughout positional drills Thursday and didn’t take part in Friday’s coaching camp session at Florham Park, N.J.
“We wish to make sure that this participant goes to be good,” Glenn mentioned. “We all know what he is all about. We all know what he can do. And pay attention, we wish to maintain him out and we’ll see how that goes.”
Williams, 27, began 16 video games final season and contributed 37 tackles, 18 quarterback hits and 6.0 sacks.
Glenn mentioned sidelining Williams is “precautionary” and famous that he missed one sport in 2022 with a calf damage.
“He understands precisely how you must function and ensure he goes by means of the method of getting healed,” Glenn mentioned. “He’ll be simply effective.”
Williams earned All-Professional first-team honors in 2022 and signed a four-year, $96 million extension forward of the 2023 season.
He has 39.0 sacks, 98 QB hits, 290 tackles, 5 pressured fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one interception in 90 video games (86 begins) since New York drafted him with the No. 3 general choose in 2019.
The Jets’ first preseason sport is Aug. 9 at Inexperienced Bay. They open the common season at residence towards their former quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 7.
–Subject Degree Media