RB Eli McGuire Focused on Doing His Job

With the uncertain status of veteran RBs Bilal Powell and Matt Forté for Sunday’s Jets-Patriots clash, rookie RB Elijah McGuire is not changing his mindset.

“I’m not worried about starting, I’m not worried about playing a big role,” he said. “If I worry about those things, I might not be able to do my job. I’m just focusing on doing my job and controlling what I can control and just helping my team out the best way I can.”

Powell was forced out of last Sunday’s win over the Browns with a calf injury while Forté was limited in practice Wednesday after missing Weeks 4-5 with turf toe. McGuire, who has impressed early in his career while averaging 5.2 yards a carry, could be the club’s No. 1…