Jets’ Leonard Williams: ‘I’ll Definitely Be Ready For Week 1’

Leonard Williams #62 of the New York Jets tackles running back Terron Ward #33 of the Atlanta Falcons during their preseason game at MetLife Stadium on August 21, 2015 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Leonard Williams didn’t even realize he was injured at first.

Then, the New York Jets rookie defensive lineman crouched on the sideline and a sharp pain shot through the back of his right knee.

“It kind of scared me,” Williams recalled Monday, “so I just told the trainers about it.”

It turns out Williams only strained a muscle behind his knee in the first half of the Jets’ 28-18 preseason victory over the Giants on Saturday night.

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