CORTLAND – Rookie WR Shaq Evans had a red no-contact jersey on again, and coach Rex Ryan said Evans’ shoulder injury is serious.
He could even wind up on IR, Ryan said. The Jets have some tough roster decisions to make at wide receiver.
Evans did not have a great start to camp and his chances of beating out the receivers he’s competing with are not good.
If the Jets can stash him on IR for the season, it might not be the worst thing in the world.
The Jets took it easy in practice Tuesday as they prepare for Thursday’ night’s preseason opener against the Colts at MetLife Stadium.
The practice was basically a short walkthrough with the offense on one field and the defense on the other. They did some minor prep work for the Colts with scout teams, but mainly worked on their own plan for the game.
The players are anxious to actually hit another team after banging heads with each other for two weeks.
RB Bilal Powell (hamstring) participated in position drills, but Ryan said he was unsure if Powell would play against the Colts. … WR Jeremy Kerley did not practice due to illness. OT Brent QVale (concussion) and OT Markus Zusevics (knee) did not practice.
WR Eric Decker still looks like he’s nursing a few injuries. Ryan said Monday that Decker has been dealing with foot and hamstring injuries. Decker had a drop during the offense’s walkthrough. He did make a smooth catch on a deep post pattern from Geno Smith.
Speaking of drops, RB Chris Johnson had two terrible ones on back-to-back plays in the front of the end zone.