Jets linebacker CJ Mosley said things are “progressing” with his neck injury but he’s still unsure if he’ll be able to play Sunday against the Seahawks.
“[Monday] It was my first time wearing a helmet,” Mosley said. “I don’t want to go too fast. You only need to take it once a day. It has been happening every day, every week. Just trying to stay positive about it. Today I hit more and did some light tackling. That’s where we are right now. “Until you actually hit someone and feel the impact shaking their neck, you can’t be 100% sure, but you’re definitely heading in the right direction.”
Mosley suffered a herniated disc in his neck during pregame warmups before the Jets played the Patriots on October 27. He missed that game and three games since.
At first Mosley was unable to move his neck and feared his career might be over. He has since regained mobility and doctors said he would not need surgery, giving him hope that he could return to the field soon.
Mosley isn’t the only Jets starter dealing with a neck injury.
LT Tyron Smith missed the team’s final game against the Colts on Nov. 10 in Arizona with a neck issue. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich expressed no hope that Smith would return this week.
“We’re still gathering information to make sure we have all the information before this person, not just this football player, goes out on the field again,” Ulbrich said. “It’s still gathering information and making sure we can make the best decisions. It’s more for him than it is for the Jets moving forward.”
Rookie Olu Fashanu started in Smith’s place against the Colts.
Ulbrich would not confirm or deny a report from The Athletic that he benched safety Tony Adams at the request of owner Woody Johnson.
“Guys, I’m preaching to my players about this single focus going forward and putting everything I have into preparing and owning this Seahawks team and this process,” Ulbrich said.
“Guys, I have to live like that too. I can’t sit here and talk about things that may or may not have happened. Mr. Johnson and I had a great conversation. We have consistent conversations. We talk all the time. “We had a very honest conversation and I want to keep that conversation going between the two of us.”
