Can the Jets bend league rules and keep all four of their quarterbacks by stashing Christian Hackenberg on IR? Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News thinks it’s a good idea. Technically, teams are prohibited from putting healthy players on injured reserve, but the rules for that are rarely enforced and just about every NFL player has a lingering injury. There is precedent for such a move and Mehta notes that Charley Casserly – mentor to GM Mike Maccagnan – has fudged injuries to rookie quarterbacks multiple times throughout his career as an exec.
Here’s more from the AFC East:
- Patriots defensive end Jabaal Sheard has been dealing with a sprained MCL, according to a source who spoke with Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald. Luckily, the injury is not overly serious and Sheard has been given a recovery timetable of 2-4 weeks, though some MCL sprains need 4-6 weeks to heal up. In the wake of the Chandler Jones trade and Rob Ninkovich‘s triceps injury, the Pats are banking on big production from Sheard.
- Dolphins running back Isaiah Pead is making a strong push for a roster spot, ESPN.com’s James Walker writes. The only locks at RB are Jay Ajayi, Arian Foster, and rookie Kenyan Drake, who is currently injured. That leaves Pead in a triple threat match with Damien Williams and Daniel Thomas for one spot and it sounds like Pead may have the edge. Pead has impressed the Dolphins with his work ethic, a pleasant surprise given the reputation he made for himself with the Rams.
- The Jets are one of several teams said to be interested in cornerback Keenan Lewis.
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Can you imagine the uproar if the Patriots did what Mehta is suggesting? Since it’s a useless franchise, nobody will care if the Jets do it.
They would probably fine them 2 first round picks, a few million dollars, and suspend Brady the rest of the season because they’d say he told them to do it.
My thoughts exactly, they would also find a way to work the word “gate” into the cause or reasoning lol.
Can Tebow just go away already please?? Tired of hearing about him. He’s like the punchline of every sports joke there is lately. Don’t go away mad, JUST GO AWAY!!!