After placing Greg Zuerlein on injured reserve, the Jets will take another shot at the Texans

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Almost everything is wrong New York Jets now. The team is ignoring at least one area of ​​weakness, but plans to debut against a new forward on Thursday night. Houston Texans.

Two days after hosting six different free agents for workouts, the team signs both Riley Patterson and Spencer Schrader to his practice squad and should introduce one of them for Thursday’s Week 9 game. As for the fights Greg Zuerleinhe was officially was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.

“The beauty of clicking [game]”Don’t you need the rest that these guys need?” Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday. on Thursday.”

Patterson began NFL career with Detroit LionsHe hit 13 of 14 field goals as a rookie in 2021 and returned to Motown in 2023 for a 13-game streak. Jacksonville Jaguars. Shrader decommitted from Notre Dame this year and spent the offseason with it Indianapolis Colts.

The 36-year-old Zuerlein, who will take a backseat to the position, once enjoyed a stretch as one. The NFLs wins All-Pro and Pro Bowl with strongest legs Los Angeles Rams In 2017. He was also reliable for the Jets in 2023, his first year with the team, hitting 35 of 38 field goal attempts (or 92%). This season has been a different story, with Zuerlein missing six of 15 attempts in New York’s 2-6 start.

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