The New York Jets took a big loss before even a single 2019 snap was taken.
Tight end Chris Herndon was suspended last week for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The Jets will be without one of their biggest returning producers for a difficult first quarter of the schedule. Herndon earned 39 receptions for 502 yards and a quartet of touchdowns in his debut. All of those marks were good for second on the team.
Herndon will miss a dangerous opening portion of the 2019 slate. The Jets open their season against two optimistic AFC squads from Buffalo and Cleveland at home before taking on the hated New England Patriots.