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Two Key Jets Defenders Are OUT Against Lions

Both Quinnen Williams and Lamarcus Joyner won't be available for New York on Sunday.

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Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and safety Lamarcus Joyner are both out on Sunday against the Lions.

Josina Anderson of CBS Sports was first to report that Williams won't play this week. SNY's Connor Hughes had the latest update on Joyner's status for Sunday. 

Both defenders were questionable on New York's final injury report one day before kickoff.

Williams suffered a calf injury during New York's loss to the Bills last week, leaving the game early after adding two sacks to his season totals in the first half. Jets head coach Robert Saleh said earlier in the week that Williams has a 50-50 chance to play this week. He didn't practice at all, though.

Joyner, on the other hand, was a participant in practice all week before popping up on New York's injury report on Saturday. Joyner has a hip injury and all of a sudden, will miss his first game of the year. In fact, he's the only Jet that has been on the field for all 100 percent of New York's defensive snaps through the first 13 games of the season. That will change on Sunday.

Those two veterans aren't the only Jets impacted by injuries this week. Quarterback Mike White is out with a rib injury, cornerback Brandin Echols is out with a quad injury and wideout Corey Davis won't play either, remaining in concussion protocol after suffering a head injury last week. 

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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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