Safety Chuck Clark suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during a New York Jets practice earlier this month and will miss the upcoming season. This has been revealed by further tests.

Bitter certainty for the New York Jets!

As “ESPN” insider Adam Schefter reports, further tests have confirmed that safety Chuck Clark tore his anterior cruciate ligament during a practice session earlier this month and will miss the upcoming season.

The 28-year-old was a rookie who largely flew under the radar amid the Aaron Rodgers saga. But with the signing, “Gang Green” addressed a position group that was one of the team’s weakest in 2022.

Clark outage hurts Jets

Clark has made an excellent impression so far in preparation. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich recently stressed that Clark’s chemistry with fellow starting safety Jordan Whitehead on the field was “exceptional. “

The defensive back was in the midst of a streak of 1,248 consecutive snaps and hadn’t missed a down since Week 16 in 2021. In his six-year career with the Baltimore Ravens, Clark had never played less than 15 games in a season overall.

Jets bring in Amos as backup

In response to the injury, the franchise already signed another safety last week in veteran Adrian Amos. The free agent signed a one-year deal that could be worth up to four million dollars, according to Jeremy Fowler of “ESPN”.

The 30-year-old started in every game for the Green Bay Packers over the past four seasons and was one of the team’s top three tacklers in each of those seasons, according to the report. Amos is one of only four defensive players in the NFL to play in all 82 regular season games over the past five years.