According to Jordan Schultz, the Jets have confirmed DE Jermaine Johnson tore his Achilles in Week 2.
It’s an unfortunate blow for a Jets defensive line that was already a bit shorthanded this year with DE Haason Reddick still holding out.
Johnson will have surgery and go on injured reserve. A standard Achilles rehab takes about six months and Johnson should have time to be ready for the 2025 season.
Johnson, 25, transferred from Georgia to Florida State for the 2021 college football season and had a breakout season that vaulted him into the first-round conversation. The Jets traded up and used the No. 26 overall pick on him in the 2022 draft.
He signed a four-year, $13,087,423 contract that is fully guaranteed, and also includes a $6.7m signing bonus. There is also a fifth-year option for the team to pick up in 2025.
In 2024, Johnson appeared in two games for the Jets and recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss.
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