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Jets OT Max Mitchell Carted Off With Knee Injury

New York's injury woes on their offensive line show no signs of stopping.

Max Goodman

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Jets right tackle Max Mitchell was carted off the field at Acrisure Stadium on Sunday with a knee injury.

Mitchell is the latest Jets offensive tackle to sustain an injury this season. Mekhi Becton is out for the year while veteran tackles Duane Brown and George Fant are also sidelined on injured reserve.

The injury occurred on an incompletion from quarterback Zach Wilson deep down the right sideline to running back Michael Carter in the second quarter. Mitchell was visibly in pain as he was tended to by trainers, eventually exiting the game on a cart.

Veteran Conor McDermott replaced Mitchell at right tackle. McDermott was originally expected to start at left tackle, in place of Fant, but New York ended up moving guard Alijah Vera-Tucker to tackle, giving veteran Nate Herbig the start at right tackle.

When the second half began, Mitchell was questionable to return. He was then downgraded to out by New York.

Mitchell was a fourth-round pick in this year's draft, a rookie that didn't necessarily factor into the playing time equation this early in the season. With New York's injury adversity, Mitchell has had a chance to show what he can do. Under the circumstances, he's been playing well through the first few weeks of the season.

That in mind, and with the other injuries at offensive tackle, losing Mitchell for an extended period would be a significant blow for New York. 

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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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