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New York Jets WR Corey Davis to have core muscle surgery, miss rest of season

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- New York Jets wide receiver Corey Davis will have season-ending surgery Tuesday to repair a core-muscle injury, the latest high-priced addition whose year ended prematurely.

Davis went into Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles as a question mark because of a previous groin injury, which sidelined him for Week 12. He tried to play through it, but failed to finish the game, raising the question of whether he should've rested it another week.

"That's a fair question," coach Robert Saleh said Monday. "He was cleared. (He) went through a lot of different procedures to try to get that ready to roll.