SEPTEMBER 10: Brown is being placed on IR, Garafolo tweets. He adds that surgery was an option to address the issue, but Brown has instead opted for rehab. He will be eligible to return as early as Week 5, meaning that Fant will once again see an extended stretch manning the blindside.
SEPTEMBER 9: As head coach Robert Saleh confirmed on Friday, Brown will indeed miss the season opener against the Ravens. That will move Fant to left tackle, while Mitchell will start on the right side (video links). Mike Garafolo of NFL Network tweets that Brown could land on IR, depending on the severity of the injury.
SEPTEMBER 8: The Jets have already been dealt one significant blow this offseason with respect to their offensive line, losing Mekhi Becton for the year. His replacement may not be available to start the season. 
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Duane Brown is “being evaluated for a shoulder injury,” reports ESPN’s Rich Cimini (Twitter link). He adds that the five-time Pro Bowler did not practice yesterday, and is absent once again today.
The 37-year-old represented arguably the top free agent option once the news of Becton’s season-ending knee injury was learned, and was quickly named as a potential replacement. Not long after visiting New York, Brown ultimately signed a two-year, $22MM deal to occupy the left tackle spot.
His absence would be substantial for the Jets. Brown was expected to provide more consistency than the team has had since drafting Becton, as part of the team’s upgraded unit which now features left guard Laken Tomlinson. In addition, the team would have to consider several options to fill the void Brown would leave if he were to be sidelined.
Moving veteran George Fant from right tackle back to the blindside would be a possibility. Fant was initially slated to play on the left side with Becton moving to the right edge, but that plan changed upon Brown’s arrival. Manning the LT spot last season in Becton’s absence, Fant earned a PFF grade of 71.1 – the second highest of his career.
Even assuming Fant is the Jets’ short-term option on the left, their choice at the right side would likely come down to Conor McDermott and rookie Max Mitchell. The former just re-signed with the team, which will increase his tenure in the Big Apple to four years. He has had availability troubles of his own in 2022 already though, having missed the preseason due to an ankle injury. The latter, meanwhile, was a fourth-rounder in April’s draft out of Louisiana.
The Jets lost Morgan Moses during free agency, and waived Chuma Edoga last week. Without either player available as insurance, Brown’s health will be worth watching closely in the build-up to New York’s season opener.
Facing a possible injury? I’d recommend against it.
Sounds like he’s seriously considering the option.
If hindsight is 20/20 then what’s foresight?
20/20 X 4 = 80/80
Wise words. That’s a battle you just can’t win.
Lol.. Jets
This team is just cursed
When Jets fans feel bad they can always say we aren’t the Browns.
I was going to put post a silly post but didn’t know if it was funny. It is if Jets fans are blue they can be grateful they aren’t Browns. The blue would have worked better for Giants but you work with what you have.
Bad ownership isn’t curse, it’s life. NFL loves to say parity, but we all know the Jags, Fins, Lions, Bears, Jets, Cards, Chargers and…Same teams lose every year. They change players, coaches, and GM’s but still lose (on the field at least) why?
Cards have been a lot better during the past 20 years than the 20 years prior. Solid most of the time r they had Larry Fitzgerald. None of those other teams can say the same.
Cards have 3 division titles this century. 2008, 09, & 15.
So basically, Robert Saleh is keeping Zach Wilson out of danger until October. Joe won’t last long, and Mike White will get welcome to the NFL party.
Mike White needs no welcome — last season he started 3 games and played in a 4th.
As to the offensive line, the Jets have a pair of linemen on the practice squad and can promote one for Sunday.
They actually have a third who is a dedicated tackle – Eric Smith – so he’ll probably get the call.
Joe should make it thru this week. Ravens recent history pressuring QBs is not good ànd does not look promising this year.
They should have kept Chumba. at least when he gets knocked down he gets up again
Heard someone say the reason the Jets had so many of their cuts claimed by others at the roster deadline is because they don’t know how to evaluate talent – this makes sense given they have been marching in place for the last decade.
Sure, but those are lots of different sets of talent evaluators failing, not just one set.
Or other teams are taking fliers on guys the Jets drafted in the late rounds in position groups they’ve now addressed with free agents and higher draft picks. They’ve drafted 17 guys the last two years and signed a bunch of free agents. Of course there’s going to be roster churn, whether they evaluate well or not.
They already announced they were promoting Grant Hermanns from the practice squad. After placing Brown on the IR for at least for games, they may either sign Eric Smith off their own PS until Brown’s ready to return or sign another T they like off another team’s PS to their 53.