Jets rookie Omar Cooper Jr. suffers suspected high ankle sprain in win over Titans
Tom Pelissero reported that X-rays were negative and an MRI is scheduled for Monday.
The managed to pull off a 23-10 win over the on Sunday, but because the football gods demand a toll for any happiness, it came at a cost.
First-round rookie wide receiver . is believed to have suffered a high ankle sprain, according to Tom Pelissero.
X-rays came back negative, which is the medical equivalent of saying your car is not on fire, but the engine still will not start. The real test comes Monday when Cooper gets an MRI to figure out exactly how much time he is going to miss.
High ankle sprains are the absolute worst-case scenario for a wide receiver that does not involve a cart. It is an injury that saps explosiveness and usually lingers long after a player technically returns to the field.
For a offense trying to build momentum, losing their shiny new first-round weapon is a brutal speed bump. It forces the rest of the depth chart to step up and completely shifts how you should look at New York's passing props for the next month.
We will know more once the MRI results drop, but fans should probably brace for a multi-week absence. Until then, the waiver wire scramble for whoever is catching passes in officially begins.