{"id":14794,"date":"2012-09-03T16:18:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T20:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=14794"},"modified":"2022-04-01T02:41:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T06:41:02","slug":"coach-rex-ryan-not-sure-if-nt-sione-pouha-will-be-active-for-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2012\/09\/03\/coach-rex-ryan-not-sure-if-nt-sione-pouha-will-be-active-for-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Rex Ryan Not Sure If NT Sione Po’uha Will Be Active For Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jets nose tackle Sione Po\u2019uha has been sidelined for most of training camp with a back injury.\u00a0 Coach Rex Ryan had maintained that he would be ready to play in the season opener this Sunday, September 9th<\/sup>, but Ryan was less optimistic<\/a> today about Po\u2019uha\u2019s availability this week:<\/p>\n

The Jets may be without a valuable defensive starter for the season opener against the Bills.<\/p>\n

Rex Ryan said that he\u2019s \u201cstill not real sure\u201d that veteran nose tackle Sione Pouha — who missed the preseason with what the team described as \u201cback tightness\u201d \u2013 will play in Week 1.<\/p>\n

Ryan intimated Pouha could have suffered a setback.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see and that could very well be,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cI just don\u2019t want to give you a definitive absolutely when that has never been said to me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Manish Metha \/ NY Daily News<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second year DT Kenrick Ellis has been handling that starting duties during Po\u2019uha\u2019s\u00a0absence and will be called upon week one against the Bills if Po\u2019uha is not available to play.<\/p>\n

Update – Po’uha believes he’ll be ready to play on Sunday:<\/h2>\n

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Sione Pouha says there's "no doubt" he will be ready for Bills on Sun. Was a little limited in practice today, but says he's ahead of sched<\/p>\n

— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaSports) September 3, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n