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Jets' Mike White Suffers Scary Rib Injury, Returns to Game vs. Bills

Once White was able to stand up, he went straight to the locker room, visibly in pain.

Max Goodman

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After taking a massive hit in the pocket in the third quarter on Sunday, Jets quarterback Mike White was slow to get up, eventually walking off the field and straight to the locker room. 

White was crushed by Bills linebacker Matt Milano, trying to stand tall as he threw a pass downfield with 4:45 remaining in the third quarter. The quarterback was visibly in pain as soon as he released the football, landing hard on the turf.

At one point, New York's quarterback left the game in the first half as well, taking another hard hit as he threw. That time, White was able to return after a couple plays on the sideline.

In this case, White trudged off the field with his head down as Joe Flacco replaced him. Flacco proceeded to fumble as he was sacked on his first play under center. That led to a Bills field goal, giving Buffalo a 17-7 lead in the third. 

Later, White emerged from the locker room with his helmet on, taking over under center in the fourth quarter. 

Before the injury, White had 155 passing yards with 15 completions (on 23 attempts). New York scored a touchdown on their first drive of the second half, showing some life on offense, but it's been a struggle Sunday afternoon for Gang Green to move the football. The Jets have punted six times through the first three quarters, including each of their first five drives of the game.

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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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