FLORHAM PARK, NJ (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner will miss the season finale against the Miami Dolphins with a hamstring injury.
Gardner has been dealing with the issue since Week 13 and missed the Jets’ final meeting with the Dolphins the following week. He started last week at Buffalo, but did not return after leaving in the first half.
Gardner, an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in each of his first two NFL seasons, finished his third year with one interception, one sack, nine passes defensed and 49 tackles.
THE The Jets (4-12) will end their season on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, while the Dolphins (8-8) must win and have Denver lose against Kansas City to reach the playoffs for the third straight season.
Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said tight end Tyler Conklin (calf), defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (hamstring), right tackle Morgan Moses (knee) and right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) will be decisions during the match. All four were listed as questionable, but Conklin and Vera-Tucker participated in limited practice while Williams and Moses sat out.
Defensive tackle Leki Fotu was doubtful to play due to a knee injury.
With safety Chuck Clark out this week due to a torn pectoral muscle, Ulbrich said Ashtyn Davis will start opposite Tony Adams.
Sherwood’s Honor
Linebacker Jamien Sherwood went from being a backup early in the season to being voted the Jets’ MVP by his teammates.
“We’ve had a lot of adversity this season and obviously it didn’t go the way we wanted,” he said after the team’s final free practice. “But to be recognized by my teammates, my peers, future Hall of Famers, Pro Bowlers, All-Pro players, it means a lot to me.
“I feel like not only my play on the field could have helped me win this award, but also the way I am in the locker room, among my teammates, always trying to find some form of energy , a certain form of enthusiasm to boost everyone.
Auburn’s 2021 fifth-round pick is a converted safety who started seven games at linebacker in his first three NFL seasons before transitioning to a full-time starting role after CJ Mosley’s injury this season.
He leads the Jets with 148 tackles, including a career-high 18 in New York’s last game against Miami.
“You would be hard-pressed to find a harder worker, not only in this building, but in any building in the NFL,” Ulbrich said.
Sherwood is set to become a free agent this offseason.
“I’m so excited for the future now for him,” Ulbrich said, “because it’s really planted seeds across the league as a guy that everyone is going to want on their team and he’s going to be rewarded for that .And he deserves every penny he’s going to get.
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