Overview
- Ossai left the Jets' preseason finale with a left-foot injury that coaches later described as a rupture of the plantar fascia.
- Head coach Aaron Glenn said the rupture is preferable to a partial tear and labeled Ossai week-to-week while the team monitors his recovery.
- Ossai joined the Jets on a three-year, $34.5 million deal this offseason and was expected to be a regular part of the team's edge-rush and run-defense rotation.
- ESPN reporter Rich Cimini and other analysts say the Jets could place Ossai on injured reserve with a designation to return, which would sideline him for at least four games.
- The team is weighing short-term roster moves now, including elevating practice-squad pass rushers such as Nate Lynn to cover snaps and preserve the planned defensive rotation.