Jets Rookie WR Omar Cooper Jr. Dodges Major Injury, Out Up to Four Weeks
Ian Rapoport reported the MRI showed positive news and Cooper is week-to-week.
The actually got some good medical news, which feels like a glitch in the simulation.
Rookie wide receiver left Sunday’s Week 1 game early with an ankle injury, immediately sending the fanbase into its traditional September panic spiral. But according to Ian Rapoport, the MRI results were surprisingly positive.
is officially week-to-week with an ankle sprain. The team is hoping he can return within the next four weeks, which is basically a miracle timeline for a guy who had to exit the opener before the season even got its shoes tied.
managed to survive the scare on Sunday, grinding out a 23-10 win over the . Still, losing a rookie weapon right out of the gate is a tough blow for an offense trying to establish a reliable rhythm.
For the fantasy managers and prop bettors who bought into the rookie hype, this is a classic stash-and-wait scenario. You are losing a month of production, but avoiding the kind of season-ending injured reserve stint that ruins a draft strategy.
Now the Jets have to figure out their receiver rotation for the next month without him. If actually hits that four-week recovery target, he will be back on the field just as the schedule starts to get heavy.