The Jets will be without a litany of key players as they look to avoid a three-game losing streak.
RB Breece Hall (quad), WR Adonai Mitchell (finger), OL Dylan Parham (knee), TE Mason Taylor (thumb) and LB Kiko Mauigoa (quad) are all out for their Week 4 game against the Bears in Chicago on Sunday.
Losing Hall is a big blow to an offense that has shown promise this year. He’s recorded 265 yards from scrimmage and one touchdown through three games and is considered week-to-week after suffering the injury during the Jets’ Week 3 loss to the Lions. Braelon Allen becomes the Jets’ top running back in his absence, with Isaiah Davis helping to fill the void.
Mitchell, also considered week-to-week, will miss his second straight game after injuring his finger in practice last week. It continues to leave the Jets thin at receiver behind Garrett Wilson.
Mitchell and Taylor’s absences last week opened the door for rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq to break out in the passing game, catching seven passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in the Week 3 loss. It was part of a tight end-heavy approach – receivers other than Wilson caught just two passes for 24 yards.
Parham, who got injured in last week’s game, is likely to be replaced by Jordan Meredith at left guard on an offensive line unit that struggled the last two weeks after a dominant Week 1 showing.
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who has been sidelined since exiting early in his Jets debut Week 1 with a groin injury, will be a limited participant in practice on Friday, head coach Aaron Glenn said, after being a full participant on Thursday. But Glenn said he’s “encouraged” about his chances to return on Sunday.
Edge rusher Kingsley Enagbare (knee) will be a limited participant on Friday as well.
