NY Jets place Blessuan Austin on IR despite practicing yesterday

NY Jets, Blessuan Austin

The NY Jets have placed cornerback Blessuan Austin on injured reserve.

The NY Jets have now lost their three starting cornerbacks within the span of a week following their decision to place Blessuan Austin on injured reserve.

The Jets officially placed Austin on IR on Saturday just one day after he returned to practice in a limited fashion. Austin was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers, but something clearly changed within the last day or two.

The former Rutgers star has been dealing with a neck injury that was seen as nothing more than a minor muscle strain. As such, there was considerable optimism that he would play this week,…