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Carl Lawson and Zane Lewis of the Jets have season-ending injuries.

Jul 27, 2021; Florham Park, NJ, United States; New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson (58) talks with the media on training camp report day at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

On Thursday, the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers endured a tough joint practice.
According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Jets defensive end and top free-agent signing Carl Lawson will miss the whole 2021 season due to a torn left Achilles tendon.
Lawson was taken off the field during a red-zone stretch on Thursday and got an MRI for what was previously thought to be a significant setback, so the news comes as no surprise.
In addition, Jets safety Zane Lewis will miss the whole 2018 season after tearing his patella tendon and spraining his MCL on Thursday.
Lawson’s injury will undoubtedly dominate the headlines, as he signed a three-year contract with the Jets in March that could be worth up to $45 million.
The 26-year-old initially entered the NFL when he was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, where he spent his first four seasons.
Lawson has 20 sacks in 51 regular-season games and was “dominant” in New York training-camp workouts before Thursday’s development, according to Cimini.

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Carl Lawson and Zane Lewis of the Jets have season-ending injuries.

Jul 27, 2021; Florham Park, NJ, United States; New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson (58) talks with the media on training camp report day at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

On Thursday, the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers endured a tough joint practice.
According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Jets defensive end and top free-agent signing Carl Lawson will miss the whole 2021 season due to a torn left Achilles tendon.
Lawson was taken off the field during a red-zone stretch on Thursday and got an MRI for what was previously thought to be a significant setback, so the news comes as no surprise.
In addition, Jets safety Zane Lewis will miss the whole 2018 season after tearing his patella tendon and spraining his MCL on Thursday.
Lawson’s injury will undoubtedly dominate the headlines, as he signed a three-year contract with the Jets in March that could be worth up to $45 million.
The 26-year-old initially entered the NFL when he was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, where he spent his first four seasons.
Lawson has 20 sacks in 51 regular-season games and was “dominant” in New York training-camp workouts before Thursday’s development, according to Cimini.

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Greg Knapp, a Jets assistant, died as a result of injuries sustained in a bicycle accident.

Greg Knapp, a former NFL assistant coach who was hired by the Jets as a passing game expert last January, died Thursday from injuries sustained in a bike accident in California last weekend.
Knapp died at 2:32 p.m., according to his family and the Jets.
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“Those of us who were fortunate enough to have known him know that he would have wished for even this moment to be instructive.”
So there you have it.
‘Enjoy each day as if it were your last, and love people around you as if you don’t know how long you have!’
In a statement, the family said:
On the afternoon of July 17, Knapp was bicycling in San Ramon, Calif., in the San Francisco Bay Area when he was hit by a automobile.
He was admitted to the hospital in a critical condition.
He never recovered consciousness, according to his family.
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According to the Associated Press, Tami Williams said Tuesday that the car’s driver was cooperative and that drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor in the incident.
Knapp was hired by the Jets in the summer to join new head coach Robert Saleh’s staff.
In 1997, Knapp began his NFL coaching career with the San Francisco 49ers.
He worked for the 49ers, Falcons, Raiders, and Seahawks as an offensive coordinator.
He coached quarterbacks for the Texans and the Broncos.
“He led a loving life that allowed him to interact with individuals from all walks of life in a special way.”
“I believe the people in this organization got a opportunity to experience that connection during his brief time here,” Saleh said in a statement posted by the team.
His wife, Charlotte, three daughters, Jordan, Natalie, and Camille, as well as his brother, survive him.

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Is the NFL going to crack down on hiding and faking injuries?

Jun 8, 2021; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) works out during mini camp at AdventHealth Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The discovery that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady played the whole 2020 season with a fully torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee that was never declared on an official injury report, a clear violation of league regulations for documenting such setbacks, was arguably the greatest NFL bombshell of the summer to date.
At least some in the NFL have admitted, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, that the league needs to do a better job of holding teams, coaches, and players accountable for hiding and faking injuries.
Last season, the league had “a handful of incidents involving failure to report injuries, and at least two circumstances in which the league discovered injury faking during games,” according to Florio.
Last week, CBS Sports’ John Breech reported that the New York Jets were penalized $125,000 for concealing an injury suffered by Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, and it’s expected that the NFL would punish Brady in the same way.
While the NFL has yet to make a public statement on the topic, it has demonstrated in the past that it will use force to prevent organizations from neglecting to provide key inside information that could fall into the hands of gamblers looking to enter the sport.