When rookie WR Jordan White -- whom the Jets selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft -- learned he had broken his foot during OTAs, he had one thought.
“Again."
At Western Michigan, White suffered two torn ACLs, so for him this was yet another hurdle to overcome. However, White took the approach that since he’d been through rehab before, he knew what to expect and how to do it.
Finally, during the second week of training camp, White stepped on the field, full go. Pretty much up to speed with the playbook, his focus is now on technique. “What you might use in college won’t work in the NFL,” he said. “So I’m trying to fine-tune my craft."
Meanwhile for the first time since injuring his hamstring during the second day of training camp, WR Jeremy Kerley was back on the field. He did only some light punt returning as he continues to rehab what he called a "slight tear," but he is making progress. The Jets miss having Kerley, their slot receiver, on the field as he had shown constant and steady improvement throughout the 2011 season.
Coach Rex Ryan is very anxious to have Kerley back. Earlier in training camp Ryan said he was disappointed with Kerley, that he expected him to have progressed further in the new offense. The team is eager to see where Kerley will be once they get him back on the field.
Chaz Schilens, who has been oft-injured throughout his career, dealt with first a hamstring issue and now has an ankle injury, so the team has yet to see what he can really do when healthy.
As for Santonio Holmes, the team's No. 1 receiver, he’s had a difficult camp as well -- first dealing with what he called "general body soreness" and now a rib cartilage injury. It’s unclear when the Jets will get him back.
So, they remain in a holding pattern, waiting to see what this offense is really capable of.
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