The Jets’ already-depleted secondary suffered another blow over the weekend after cornerback Trumaine Johnson strained a hamstring in training camp.
Johnson, the most experienced cornerback on the Jets’ roster, was forced to leave the team’s preseason training session in Florham Park, New Jersey after intercepting a Sam Darnold pass in practice.
The team now says that Johnson will be out for an indefinite time, and that there’s nothing that they can do other than watch and wait to see how long it will take for the veteran to be back and ready.
Johnson signed a five-year, $72.5 million contract with the Jets last offseason after spending the first six seasons of his career with the Rams. This contract made him the second highest-paid CB in the league. He was expected to be a key piece in rebuilding the Jets’ poor secondary, but struggled with inconsistency and poor play during his first season.
Now, the Jets are unsure if Johnson will be able to play in their first game of the season against the Buffalo Bills. If he ends up missing an extended period of time due to injury, it will only add to the buyer’s remorse that the Jets feel after signing Johnson to a big contract last year.
