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Jets' Duane Brown Returns to Practice, Working Back From Injured Reserve

Brown was placed on injured reserve before the regular season began with a shoulder injury.

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Jets offensive tackle Duane Brown, as well as defensive lineman Vinny Curry, returned to practice on Wednesday, the team announced. 

Rejoining their teammates on the practice field, Brown and Curry have now started their 21-day window before they need to be activated to the roster.

Getting Brown back from IR would be a huge, a much-needed boost for the Jets and their banged-up offensive line. 

Brown, 37, landed on injured reserve just before the regular season began last month, suffering a shoulder injury in practice. It was a significant blow for a club that was already trying to replace starting left tackle Mekhi Becton, who is out for the season with a knee injury.

Since Brown went down with his injury, two more tackles have joined him on the sidelines. George Fant is also on injured reserve after suffering a knee injury in Week 3 against the Bengals. Meanwhile, rookie Max Mitchell—who exited Sunday's win over the Steelers with his own knee injury—is "probably out this week," per head coach Robert Saleh. 

New York was able to exhale when they learned Mitchell did not suffer a season-ending injury, carted off the field in Week 4—he's expected to be back sooner than later. 

That leaves the Jets in a sticky situation up front for the next few weeks, but at least reinforcements are on the way. Second-year guard Alijah Vera-Tucker moved over to left tackle on Sunday in Pittsburgh while Conor McDermott filled in on the right side after Mitchell got hurt in the first half. 

Curry was placed on injured reserve Sept. 1 with a hamstring injury. The veteran didn't play in 2021 after he was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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