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The torn achilles parade marches on. Alijah Vera-Tucker, the Jets right tackle is out for the season with a torn achilles tendon.
Jets' Alijah Vera-Tucker out for the season with torn Achilles
Jets' Alijah Vera-Tucker out for the season with torn Achilles
Alijah Vera-Tucker was subject to a recurring nightmare at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday, and now, for the second year in a row, the lineman’s season has ended by October.An MRI revealed that Vera-Tucker suffered an Achilles tear in the Jets’ 31-21 win over the Broncos, coach Robert Saleh said in a Zoom meeting with reporters Monday. The right tackle was injured less than a year after suffering a season-ending torn triceps in Week 7 at Denver.
“We’re all kind of surprised because he played a play on it,” Saleh said of Vera-Tucker, who originally was ruled out with a calf injury. “He walked off on his own power. He walked to the locker room on his own power, so we were pretty optimistic that that part of it was going to be OK.
“It’s a blow. I feel bad for him. He battled his way back this offseason from injury a year ago, and to have this happen again, it’s unfortunate.”
This is a significant hit to the Jets, who already were trying to overcome the loss of Aaron Rodgers to an Achilles tear and now must play on without their best offensive lineman.
Versatile and explosive, the 2021 first-round pick (14th overall) has played at guard and tackle. He recently settled at right tackle after an injury to left tackle Duane Brown necessitated some shuffling.
“We’re all kind of surprised because he played a play on it,” Saleh said of Vera-Tucker, who originally was ruled out with a calf injury. “He walked off on his own power. He walked to the locker room on his own power, so we were pretty optimistic that that part of it was going to be OK.
“It’s a blow. I feel bad for him. He battled his way back this offseason from injury a year ago, and to have this happen again, it’s unfortunate.”
This is a significant hit to the Jets, who already were trying to overcome the loss of Aaron Rodgers to an Achilles tear and now must play on without their best offensive lineman.
Versatile and explosive, the 2021 first-round pick (14th overall) has played at guard and tackle. He recently settled at right tackle after an injury to left tackle Duane Brown necessitated some shuffling.
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