Just when it seemed like the Jets injury situation couldn’t get much worse, it just did.\u00a0 Running back Bilal Powell has been placed on injured reserve with a neck injury that he suffered in Sunday’s 37-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.\u00a0 Sadly, that will probably be Powell’s last game as a New York Jet.<\/p>\n
Coming up on 30 years old, Powell is in the final year of his contract on a team that’s in the midst of a youth movement. With that being the case, common sense would lead one to believe that Powell’s days in Green and White are over.\u00a0 A harsh reality for the longest tenured player on the team who has been a consummate pro from the day he arrived.<\/p>\n
Several times throughout his career, Powell was pushed aside in favor of inferior backs whose production fell short of that of Powell’s, but he never said a word.\u00a0 Powell showed up every day, did his job as a runner, a receiver and a blocker, with more success than any casual fan is capable of understanding.<\/p>\n
It’s a tough day for Jets fans and an even tougher one for Powell, whose class, work ethic and production will be difficult to replace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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