The New York Jets suffered a 19-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 16. However, the bigger loss came on the field when starting left tackle Olu Fashanu was carted off of the field in the fourth quarter.
Fashanu injured his left foot and was immediately ruled out for the rest of the game by the Jets medical staff.
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After the game interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich confirmed the “foot” injury for Fashanu.
“Yeah, we’ll get more information as we get some scans and a deeper look at it. He was in some pain for sure,” Ulbrich added.
SNY NFL Insider Connor Hughes asked Ulbrich if there was any fear that this could be an Achilles injury for Fashanu.
“I’d really just be speculating,” Ulbrich responded.
Hughes spotted Fashanu in the locker room “on crutches” and added, “Not a great sign, obviously.”
A Jets Season Goes From Bad to Worse
Things have gone just about as poorly as anyone could have expected this season. The Jets have long since been eliminated from the playoffs. However, a lone bright spot has been the play of Fashanu.
Fashanu, 22, was the No. 11 overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. The former Penn State product is in the first year of his $20 million contract.
Fashanu started his rookie season on the bench because of the signing of veteran offensive tackle Tyron Smith.
Smith got injured and was eventually placed on injured reserve which opened the door for Fashanu to take over the blindside. This season he appeared in 15 games and made seven starts.
According to Pro Football Focus, Fashanu has only given up one sack all season.
This is a developing story and we’ll provide new details as they become available.
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