CORTLAND — The Jets draft class is getting to know the trainer’s room quickly.
Safety Calvin Pryor, the team’s first-round pick, and tight end Jace Amaro, their second-rounder, both were injured this weekend. Coach Rex Ryan confirmed Pryor suffered a concussion Saturday and will be out indefinitely until he is cleared under the NFL’s concussion protocol.
Amaro left Sunday’s practice with a right knee injury. Amaro said he tweaked his patella tendon, an injury he’s been fighting through for months, he said. Ryan described the injury as tendinitis.
While Pryor could miss significant time, both Ryan and Amaro said the tight end should be back for the Jets’ next practice on Tuesday.
Amaro said the strain of playing last season at Texas Tech and then going into draft preparation, followed by OTAs and mini-camp caused him some knee pain.
“It was just one of those things where I’ve been going from OTAs to mini-camp,” Amaro said. “It’s just one of those nagging injuries. I took a hard cut and it gave out a little bit.”
As for Pryor, Ryan has to wait for the doctors to clear him. Pryor injured his head as part of a kickoff on Saturday, not a punt as Ryan previously said.
“It’s out of your hands as a coach,” Ryan said. “In a way, that’s a good thing because it’s not like you’re going to force the issue and have a guy get out there when it’s not in his best interests.”
RG Willie Colon was activated from the PUP list Sunday. He practiced, but did not participate in team drills. Colon had knee surgery in May and missed all of OTAs and mini-camp. He sat out the first three practices here. Colon said he was unsure when he could practice fully.
“Each day is a progression,” Colon said. “Right now [I’m] just taking it slow. Trying not to have any setbacks. That’s the key right now.”
The Jets had a sloppy practice Sunday, filled with penalties and drops from the receivers. Ryan was annoyed by some of the hits that were delivered on teammates, particularly on quarterbacks.
“A few guys are a little overzealous,” Ryan said. “We have to protect each other. This is the National Football League. We don’t have 105 guys or whatever it is in college.”