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Getty Images Of all the things the Jets have to worry about, it appears “replace starting quarterback” is off the list. Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, Sam Darnold said he was “fine” after taking a hard shot to his right shoulder in the first quarter of last night’s loss to the Broncos. Head...

Getty Images Word before Thursday night’s game was that Jets head coach Adam Gase’s future with the team wasn’t dependent on getting a win over the Broncos and that turned out to be a good thing for Gase. The nine-point margin of defeat was the smallest of the 2020 season, but it came against...

Getty Images The Jets are expected to get wide receiver Jamison Crowder back in the lineup on Thursday night after he missed a pair of games with a hamstring injury, but it looks like things will break the other way for Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay. Lindsay hurt his foot in the season...

Getty Images The Jets are bringing four players onto the active roster ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Broncos. As head coach Adam Gase said would happen earlier this week, wide receiver Jeff Smith has been activated from injured reserve. The team also signed cornerback Javelin...

Getty Images The Broncos placed right tackle Elijah Wilkinson on injured reserve with a hairline fracture in leg bone. Thus, offensive tackle Jake Rodgers was one of the two practice squad players activated for tonight’s game against the Jets. Rodgers played 14 games with the Broncos last...

Getty Images Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder might not be 100 percent, but might be close enough to play. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Crowder is expected to play tonight against the Broncos. He’s missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, and may not be at full...

Getty Images It has not been a good start to the season for the Jets as they’ve lost three games by increasingly lopsided margins and that has led to speculation about head coach Adam Gase’s future. That speculation picked up this week because the Jets are playing on Thursday night and the...

Getty Images The Broncos left the door open for running back Phillip Lindsay‘s return to the lineup against the Jets on Thursday night. Lindsay has missed the last two games with a foot injury, but returned to practice late last week and continued working this week as well. The Broncos have...

Getty Images A pair of Jets wide receivers are listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against the Broncos. That’s a positive development for one of them. Jamison Crowder has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, so having a chance to play in this week’s game is a step in the...

USA TODAY Sports It appears the Broncos have zeroed in on who will be their starting quarterback in Thursday’s game against the Jets. Head coach Vic Fangio said on Monday that he’d choose between Jeff Driskel and Brett Rypien, who replaced Driskel during last Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers...

Getty Images Brett Rypien is now officially on track to start his first NFL game this Thursday against the Jets. There were reports things were headed that way and Broncos head coach Vic Fangio made the announcement at his Tuesday press conference a short time later. Rypien went 8-of-9 after...

Getty Images The Broncos didn’t hold a full practice on Tuesday, but they did get on the field for a walkthrough that resulted in a bump up in the participation levels of three defensive starters. Cornerback Bryce Callahan (wrist), defensive end Shelby Harris (neck, quadricep) and safety...

Getty Images It’s official. Denver’s starting quarterback on Thursday night will be Mark Rypien. That’s what coach Vic Fangio initially said at his Tuesday press conference before correcting himself. It’s not Mark, the Super Bowl XXVI MVP. It’s Brett, Mark’s son. Undrafted in 2019 out of...

Getty Images On Monday, radio host Colin Cowherd reported that Jets CEO Christopher Johnson has begun reaching out to top agents who represent coaching candidates. The Jets say that’s not true. Per a team spokesperson, the report that Johnson has begun reaching out to coaching agents is not...

Getty Images Broncos head coach Vic Fangio hasn’t revealed the identity of this week’s starting quarterback, but neither Jeff Driskel nor Brett Rypien will have right tackle Elijah Wilkinson in the lineup with him. Fangio said on KOA Tuesday morning that Wilkinson is going to be placed on...

Getty Images Wide receiver Jermaine Kearse hasn’t been on an NFL field since breaking his leg in the Lions’ first preseason game last summer and he won’t be back on a field as a player at any point in the future. Kearse announced his retirement in an Instagram post on Tuesday morning. Kearse...

Getty Images Week Four begins with a couple of teams that hope to avoid an 0-4 start to the season. As to the home team, a question has emerged as to whether another loss will result in the head coach being sent packing. Radio host Colin Cowherd claimed on Monday, citing an unnamed source...

Getty Images The Jets listed left tackle Mekhi Becton and wide receiver Jamison Crowder as limited on their estimated practice report on Monday and head coach Adam Gase said they’d get the same tag for Tuesday’s actual practice session. Gase also expressed optimism that Becton, who left Week...

Getty Images The Broncos aren’t sure who will start at quarterback in Thursday night’s fall classic against the Jets. Except it won’t be Blake Bortles. Via Andrew Mason of TheDnvr.com, Broncos coach Vic Fangio said he’d either go with Jeff Driskel or Brett Rypien this week. “To expect him to...

USA TODAY Sports Broncos coach Vic Fangio confirmed the bad news: Defensive tackle Jurrell Casey is out for the year with a torn biceps. It is yet another hit for the Broncos, who now have players with 15 Pro Bowls among them on IR, per Jeff Legwold of ESPN. “Injuries are part of the NFL,”...