Regardless of a stunning look on the Jets harm record this week, Davante Adams mentioned he’s “optimistic” he’ll play Sunday in Buffalo.
The Jets’ prime receiver, who’s listed as questionable, has sat out two consecutive practices this week with a hip harm.
Adams mentioned he damage it early within the 19-9 loss to the Rams however managed to play by it.
Throughout Friday’s observe, the six-time Professional Bowler didn’t appear to have issues working in place drills.
“We’re nonetheless working by it,” Adams mentioned. “Remedy, making an attempt to get it proper so we are able to hopefully we might be prepared by sport time.
“I did the primary aggressive interval [of practice] simply to get a really feel for it as a result of going into it I wasn’t considering I used to be going to have the ability to do as a lot as I did, and it felt lots higher. Yeah, needed to get some routes on the market first after which get on the market and get a little bit aggressive however not do an excessive amount of. Make certain we preserve it good and funky for sport day.”
Adams, 32, has hit a groove not too long ago with a close to 200-yard sport and two touchdowns in opposition to the Jaguars in Week 15, and a 109-yard sport and a landing the earlier week in opposition to the Dolphins.
If he performs in opposition to the Payments, he could have the possibility to catch Aaron Rodgers’ five hundredth profession landing cross and add to his reference to the quarterback from their eight shared seasons in Inexperienced Bay.
“I imply, clearly, I’d love that. I obtained 200 and I obtained 400 so it could be dope to get 5 as properly,” he mentioned. “I feel his two hundredth was my first. So, we’ve obtained some particular connections up to now. It will be nice and clearly an enormous, massive, massive factor for him, not that he wants extra accolades and extra milestones however you would possibly as properly preserve racking them up whilst you can.”
Adams is also 70 yards away from incomes his fifth consecutive season of 1,000 plus receiving yards.
He mentioned it could be “a crying disgrace” to not attain the purpose.
Greg Zuerlein will kick for the Jets on Sunday, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich mentioned on Friday.
The 13-year veteran, who landed on IR in October attributable to a left knee harm, was kicking area objectives after observe on Friday.
Zuerlein has struggled this season, making solely 9 of his 15 area purpose makes an attempt, however Ulbrich mentioned the harm wasn’t a part of the issue.
“It’s been a case of we’ve had the expertise simply underperformed, and it’s not adequate and I do know he would say his efficiency wasn’t adequate and wasn’t to his normal by any means,” Ulbrich mentioned. “It’s a fantastic alternative for him to come back again these final two video games and kick to his normal and do his factor.”
DL Leki Fotu (knee) is listed as out for Sunday after being a restricted participant on Friday.
Security Tony Adams (ankle), CB Michael Carter II (again), CB Sauce Gardner (hamstring), DL Braiden McGregor (ankle), OL Morgan Moses (knee), DL Haason Reddick (neck) and DL Quinnen Williams (hamstring) are all listed as questionable.
