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Garrett Wilson sits a single concussion protocol step away from returning, and New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn believes the wide receiver will clear it before facing the Buffalo Bills.
Wilson leads the 2-7 Jets with 43 catches for 527 yards and three touchdowns, and New York has dropped four straight heading into a Week 10 meeting with a Bills club that shares the league’s top record, 7-1, alongside San Francisco.
His return would put him and Breece Hall on the field together for quarterback Geno Smith, something that hasn’t happened since Week 3. Hall, a running back, rejoined the lineup last week following a five-game absence with an injured quadriceps.
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Glenn explained where things stand with his top wideout.
“Garrett still has one more step to go through before he’s cleared,” Glenn said. “And I see that happening.”
Asked whether he expected Wilson to suit up against Buffalo, the coach didn’t hedge.
“I am confident in that,” Glenn said.
Wilson got hurt against Las Vegas in the game before the Kansas City trip. He missed practice entirely the following week, sat out the Chiefs game and was limited in two sessions since.
Those numbers came amid his frustration over how inconsistently offensive coordinator Frank Reich has used him. Reich and Glenn have both said they’d work on fixing that.
Buffalo ranks first leaguewide in scoring and total yards, so New York may need Wilson to help it trade points.
Omar Cooper Jr., a rookie receiver, was limited all week by an ankle injury but should play too. That gives the Jets Wilson, Cooper, Adonai Mitchell and Isaiah Williams at receiver, with every one of their tight ends available.
On defense, edge rusher Joseph Ossai, defensive lineman Harrison Phillips and cornerbacks Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and Nahshon Wright should all be available, per Glenn. Backup linebacker Trevin Wallace won’t play due to a groin injury.
New York still has to release one more injury report before the Bills game, and that one will carry official designations.
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