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FILE – New York Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) stands on the sideline prior to an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2026.<\/p>\n
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FILE – New York Jets’ Omar Cooper Jr. makes a catch during practice at the team’s NFL football training camp in Florham Park, N.J., July 30, 2026.<\/p>\n
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) \u2014 New York Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. didn’t practice Wednesday because of injuries and coach Aaron Glenn said they are \u201cweek to week.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fitzpatrick injured his groin early in the Jets’ season-opening 23-10 win at Tennessee last Sunday. Cooper, a first-round draft pick, also left with an ankle injury after his 30-yard catch-and-run on New York’s opening touchdown drive.<\/p>\n
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When asked if Fitzpatrick and Cooper are candidates for the injured reserve list, which would sideline them a minimum of four weeks, Glenn said: \u201cNot as of now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Glenn added that edge rusher Joseph Ossai (foot) and running back\/kick returner Kene Nwangwu (back), who both sat out at Tennessee, will also be evaluated on a week-to-week basis. Ossai, who suffered a ruptured plantar fascia in his left foot during the preseason finale against the Giants on Aug. 28, is \u201cgetting really, really close,\u201d Glenn said.<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick, Cooper, Ossai and Nwagwu all sat out practice.<\/p>\n
Rookie cornerback D’Angelo Ponds (calf) and linebacker Jamien Sherwood (knee) were limited, while cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. (shoulder) was a full participant.<\/p>\n
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With neither Fitzpatrick nor Cooper \u2014 both starters against the Titans \u2014 expected to play in the home opener Sunday against Green Bay, the Jets will need shuffle things a bit.<\/p>\n
Dane Belton and Andre Cisco, who both filled in after Fitzpatrick and Brownlee went out with injuries, will see playing time in Fitzpatrick’s absence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have other experienced guys and that’s the good thing about our team right now,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cThose guys have to step up. Cisco’s played a lot of football in this league. I mean, he’s been a damn good player in this league. Dane, we talked about how impressed I was at how he can come in and he can play basically the same role that Minkah had.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Jets also signed defensive back Jordan Clark, the son of former NFL safety Ryan Clark, to the active roster from the practice squad. The younger Clark had nine tackles in six games last season as an undrafted rookie.<\/p>\n
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With Cooper sidelined, New York signed veteran wide receivers Sterling Shepard \u2014 a former Giants star who played two seasons with Tampa Bay and was briefly in training camp this summer with Houston \u2014 and Tyler Johnson \u2014 who had 12 catches in 12 games last season for the Jets \u2014 to the practice squad.<\/p>\n
Shepard and quarterback Geno Smith were teammates on the Giants in 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was great to see Shep,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe and I, we live pretty close down in Florida and so we train together in the offseason. So, I know he\u2019s going to be ready, he\u2019s going to be in great shape and, yeah, it\u2019s great to see an old teammate back in the locker room again.\u201d<\/p>\n
New York currently has Garrett Wilson, Adonai Mitchell, Isaiah Williams and Arian Smith as healthy wide receivers on its active roster.<\/p>\n
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