New York Jets running back Breece Hall may play on Sunday at Jacksonville after missing a game due to a knee injury.
Hall has been dealing with a hyperextension and an injured MCL in his left knee, which kept him out of the game last Sunday at Miami. However, he participated fully in practice on Friday after sitting out on Wednesday and Thursday. Hall is listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report.
“He looks good right now,” interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said. “So it’s promising.”
Hall leads the Jets with 692 rushing yards and four touchdowns. He also has 401 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 46 catches. With Hall out last weekend, two rookies helped fill the gap. Braelon Allen rushed for 43 yards on 11 carries, and Isaiah Davis gained 40 yards on 10 carries, scoring his first rushing touchdown.
“We’re hopeful and we’ll see how it goes,” Ulbrich said of Hall.
The Jets will welcome star cornerback Sauce Gardner back after he missed a game due to a hamstring injury. However, it looks like cornerback D.J. Reed will be out because of a groin injury. Reed is listed as doubtful after missing practice on Thursday and Friday.
“It’s been something that’s kind of lingered here and there,” Ulbrich said. “It’s gotten aggravated and then it went away, and then it got aggravated again. So, it’s just dealing with that.”
With backup Brandin Echols out due to a shoulder injury, veteran Isaiah Oliver or rookie Qwan’tez Stiggers could start alongside Gardner if Reed can’t play. Kendall Sheffield might also be called up from the practice squad for the second consecutive game.
Ulbrich also said kick returner Kene Nwangwu will be placed on injured reserve after breaking his hand last weekend against Miami. This injury came a week after Nwangwu was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week following his 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a forced fumble in a loss to Seattle.
“To put him out there with a broken hand, just thought it’d be counterproductive for him and for us as a team, so it unfortunately cuts the season short and what a bright light he was,” Ulbrich said. “What an amazing future I think he has in this league. With saying that, he’s already been a really good player for quite a while, so (it’s) unfortunate, but he’ll be back.”
Offensive lineman Xavier Newman (groin) is doubtful, while right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) and right tackle Morgan Moses (wrist) are questionable.
