Jets' David Bailey Held Out Of Practice With Groin Injury

Jets head coach Aaron Glenn gave an extensive injury report on Wednesday, and it surprisingly included rookie David Bailey.

The Jets' young pass rusher did not practice as he deals with a groin injury. The first-round pick finished Sunday's loss to the Dolphins, but came into the week with the ailment. 

According to SNY's Connor Hughes, Bailey was not in the rehab area during the portion of practice open to the media, which isn't promising for Sunday's game, but there's still time.

Bailey has had a great start to his NFL career. The Texas Tech product has 35 tackles (21 solo) with 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles. He was named Rookie of the Week following the Jets' Week 5 win over the Browns. In that game, Bailey registered three of the team's eight sacks, seven tackles, four QB hits, and three tackles for loss. 

While Glenn said he will see how the week goes for Bailey before making a designation, it comes at a tough time for New York. Although the bye week comes next week, which could give Bailey two weeks to recover from his injury, the Jets (2-5) are fighting to keep their season alive. A loss to the Raiders this week could lead to the team becoming sellers ahead of the Nov. 10 trade deadline. 

Glenn also revealed that Max Mitchell (concussion) wouldn't practice. Breece Hall (quad) Braelon Allen (ankle) and Dylan Parham (knee) were limited in practice.

T'Vondre Sweat (knee) and Joseph Ossai (ankle) didn't practice Wednesday, and Glenn said he'll keep them in the "week-to-week" category, which likely means they are doubtful for Sunday's game. 

Aaron Glenn provides injury updates for the Jets ahead of a new week https://t.co/gaQ5jh6eiI

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