This is shaping up to be a long season for Jets fans. The team is expected to place wide receiver Quincy Enunwa on injured reserve, ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter (Twitter link) hears.
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Enunwa re-aggravated a neck injury during practice on Saturday night and it appears that tests have confirmed the worst. The 25-year-old was one of the team’s few bright spots in 2016 and was slated to be the team’s clear No. 1 wide receiver following the departure of Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker‘s release.
With Enunwa out of the equation, former Bears receiver Marquess Wilson stands as the team’s No. 1 WR. Robby Anderson and rookies ArDarius Stewart and Chad Hansen round out the supporting cast. Jalin Marshall won’t be with the team until after he serves his four-game suspension and it remains to be seen how waiver additions Lucky Whitehead and Bruce Ellington will factor into the equation. Neither Whitehead nor Ellington are guaranteed a 53-man roster spot and both players profile more as return specialists than receivers.
Last year, Enunwa had 58 catches for 857 yards and four touchdowns.