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Jets shaken by Lorenzo Mauldin's injury

There were few answers, just dejected faces.

In the aftermath of an impressive win over the Cleveland Browns in their season opener, Jets players forced themselves to think positive thoughts about Lorenzo Mauldin, who was carted off the field in the fourth quarter with a head and neck injury. The rookie was taken to a hospital but the team had no official word on the severity of his injuries.

"It was tough, man," said Jets safety Calvin Pryor, who played at Louisville with Mauldin. "I went out there and checked on him and he still had his eyes closed at the moment, so I wasn't able to say anything to him and he didn't respond or anything.