New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams missed practice on Thursday due to a hip injury, which makes his status for Sunday’s game against Buffalo uncertain.
Cornerback Sauce Gardner (hamstring), right tackle Morgan Moses (knee), and right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) also missed the team’s first full practice of the week.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who mentioned on Tuesday that he’s dealing with “a little MCL” issue in his knee, but said, “there’s no way I’m not playing,” practiced fully.
Adams likely got injured during the Jets’ 19-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Sunday, where he had seven catches for 68 yards and a touchdown.
Since joining the Jets from Las Vegas in October, Adams has caught 56 passes for 719 yards and six touchdowns on 94 targets in nine games. He is only 72 yards away from his fifth consecutive 1,000-yard season and the sixth of his career.
Adams and Rodgers are tied with Miami’s Dan Marino and Mark Clayton for the third-most touchdown connections (82), including playoffs, by a quarterback and wide receiver duo.
Gardner sat out the second half of the loss to the Rams due to his hamstring injury and may miss Sunday’s game against the Bills. He missed one game after injuring the hamstring in Week 14 against Seattle. It is unclear if the injuries are related.
Moses and Vera-Tucker have been dealing with their injuries over the past several weeks.
Defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, who missed last Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury, was limited in Thursday’s practice, along with left guard John Simpson (calf), defensive end Haason Reddick (neck), safety Tony Adams (ankle), cornerback Michael Carter II (back), and rookie defensive lineman Braiden McGregor (ankle).
