Bless Out, Ficken Waived; Other Moves & Injury Report

There is one game left in the season and the Jets are locked in with their draft position at 2nd overall. That means it is safe to root for them on Sunday vs the New England Patriots. There are reports of several roster moves involving cornerback Bless Austin, kicker Sam Ficken, guard Greg Van Roten and a few others.

Here are the roster moves that are being reported:

Jets waived kicker Sam Ficken. He had 2 kicks blocked last week. Chase McLaughlin will be their kicker. #nyj

— Brian Costello (@BrianCoz) January 2, 2021

#Jets also activated RG Greg Van Roten off IR. They signed LB Sharif Finch and DL Tanzel Smart to the active roster. Also elevated LB Brady Sheldon and LB Noah Dawkins to the roster. Week 17 roster gymnastics.

— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) January 2, 2021

CB Bless Austin has been downgraded to OUT. He will not make the trip after missing practice time due to a non-COVID-19-related illness. #Jets

— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) January 2, 2021

Adam Gase was asked about the possibility of guard Cameron Clark getting his first playing time of the year.

We’ll see how the game goes. Whoever is active, I always look at be ready to go in a game like this. I have done that in the past, to just kind of see the reaction and also how a guy plays against a defense like this where the scheme is not easy to deal with. You don’t want to put anybody in harm’s way, especially the quarterback. That’s the last thing you want is when you put in a young offensive lineman, you need to feel confident. The last few weeks, Cameron has been active, so in my mind he should be ready to go. It’s always a possibility, but at the same time we’re trying to win a game.

Here is the full NY Jets Injury Report (final).