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Jets' Jelani Woods: Won't play Week 14
Jelani Woods (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.The Dolphins will go with three active tight ends in Mason Taylor, Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt for Sunday's AFC East clash. Woods' next chance to play is Week 14 against the Jaguars on Sunday, Dec. 14, but he's unlikely to play in that game unless the New York Jets require additional depth at tight end.
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Jets' Jelani Woods: Inactive for Week 10
Jelani Woods (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against Cleveland.Woods was a healthy scratch for the New York Jets' first seven games of the regular season before making his 2025 debut against the Bengals in Week 8. He's a healthy scratch for Week 10, as the Jets go with three active tight ends in Mason Taylor, Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt.
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Jets' Jelani Woods: Healthy scratch again
Jelani Woods (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bills, Randy Lange of the New York Jets' official site reports.Woods was claimed off waivers by the Jets in late August after failing to make the Colts' 53-man roster at the end of training camp. However, he will be in street clothes as a healthy inactive for a second consecutive week, and his next opportunity to make his Jets debut is Week 3 against the Buccaneers on Sunday, Sept. 21. Mason Taylor was able to shake off an ankle injury to be cleared to play and will serve as the Jets' starting tight end while Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt serve as the backups.
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Jets' Jelani Woods: Won't make team debut Week 1
Jelani Woods (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Steelers, Randy Lange of the New York Jets' official site reports.Woods was claimed off waivers by the Jets in late August after failing to make the Colts' 53-man roster at the end of training camp. The 2022 third-rounder will have to wait to make his Jets debut as the team goes with three active tight ends in Stone Smartt, Jeremy Ruckert and rookie second-rounder Mason Taylor. Woods' next chance to play is Week 2 against the Bills on Sunday, Sept. 14.
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Jets' Jelani Woods: Joins Jets as waiver claim
Jelani Woods was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets on Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.Woods spent the past two seasons on injured reserve due to hamstring and toe injuries after posting 312 receiving yards and three touchdowns in a promising 2022 rookie season for the Colts. Indianapolis invested significant draft capital into the tight end position during Woods' absence, leading to him being waived Tuesday, but he lands on his feet Wednesday, joining an underwhelming Jets depth chart topped by rookie second-round pick Mason Taylor. If the 6-foot-7 Woods rediscovers his own rookie form, he could surpass backups Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt before long.
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Jelani Woods: Cut loose by Indy
The Colts are cutting Jelani Woods, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.Woods, a 2022 third-round pick, put up a 25-312-3 receiving line as a rookie but then missed the past two seasons due to a severe hamstring injury and turf toe. The Colts moved on in the meantime, drafting Tyler Warren in the first round this spring.
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Colts' Jelani Woods: Two receptions in preseason opener
Jelani Woods had two receptions for 23 yards on three targets in Thursday's preseason loss at Baltimore.Woods was once viewed as a possible impact player in the passing game, but he has missed back-to-back full seasons due to injuries (hamstring issues in 2023 and turf toe in 2024). The 2022 third-round pick isn't likely to have much of a role this season even if he makes the final roster due to the team's selection of rookie first-rounder Tyler Warren. However, Woods could find his way to relevance on another roster with a good preseason showing.
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Colts' Jelani Woods: Back at practice
Jelani Woods (toe) participated in Wednesday's practice, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.Woods missed each of the Indianapolis Colts' last two seasons due to toe and hamstring injuries, but his participation in Wednesday's practice suggests he's past those issues. In his rookie campaign in 2022, the Virginia product caught 25 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns over 15 games. Now back on the field, Woods is expected to compete for a reserve role in Indianapolis' tight-end room.
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Colts' Jelani Woods: Headed for IR
The Indianapolis Colts are in line to place Jelani Woods (toe) on season-ending IR, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.Woods, who missed all of last year due to repeated hamstring injuries, is now on track to be sidelined for a second straight season due to a turf toe injury that required surgery. In his absence, the Colts will move forward with a TE corps led by Kylen Granson, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree and Will Mallory.
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Colts' Jelani Woods: Undergoes toe procedure
Jelani Woods reportedly underwent a procedure Friday to address a turf toe injury that's expected to sideline him about four months, according to Jordan Schultz of BleacherReport.com and James Boyd of The Athletic.If the initial estimate for his return is accurate, the tight end could return in time for the stretch run of the coming season. For any length of time that Woods is sidelined, Kylen Granson, Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree and Will Mallory are slated to handle the Indianapolis Colts' TE duties.
