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Banged-up Jets look to avoid three-game losing streak without five key players against Bears

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Schwartz, J. (2026, October 2). Banged-up Jets look to avoid three-game losing streak without five key players against Bears. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/sports/jets-look-to-avoid-three-game-losing-streak-without-five-key-players-against-bears/

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The New York Jets face the Chicago Bears in Week 4 with significant injuries impacting their roster. Breece Hall, who is week-to-week due to a quad injury suffered against the Detroit Lions, will likely miss the game, leaving backups Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis to carry the load. The team also lacks key players like WR Adonai Mitchell (finger), OL Dylan Parham (knee), TE Mason Taylor (thumb), and LB Kiko Mauigoa (quad). Head coach Aaron Glenn aims to avoid a three-game losing streak, emphasizing that performance is more important than blaming injuries. Meanwhile, the Jets' offensive line struggles continue, with protecting QB Geno Smith from Chicago's defensive front being crucial for any chance of victory. Additionally, this game marks a meeting between former Detroit Lions assistants turned head coaches: Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson, who will now face each other on opposite sidelines.

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Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who has been sidelined since exiting early in his Jets debut Week 1 with a groin injury, was a full participant in practice for the second straight day Friday and does not carry an injury designation, meaning he is set to make his return Edge rusher Kingsley Enagbare (knee) was a limited participant Friday and is questionable for Sunday.
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🔮 Breece Hall will get the most attention, but the Jets will be without a litany of other key players as they look to avoid a three-game losing streak.
2026-10-02 · New York Post
Banged-up Jets look to avoid three-game losing streak without five key players against Bears · assertive framing

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Breece Hall will get the most attention, but the Jets will be without a litany of other key players as they look to avoid a three-game losing streak. asserted
they → get → streak
Take flight with the Jets Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off. asserted
he → take → field
tRY IT NOWMitchell is considered week to week and is missing his second straight game after injuring his finger in practice last week. asserted
NOWMitchell → try → practice
It continues to leave the Jets thin at receiver behind Garrett Wilson. asserted
It → continue → Wilson
Mitchell’s and Taylor’s absences last week opened the door for rookie tight end Kenyon Sadiq to break out in the passing game, catching seven passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in the Week 3 loss. asserted
Sadiq → open → loss
It was part of a tight end-heavy approach — receivers other than Wilson caught just two passes for 24 yards. asserted
receivers → catch → yards
Parham, injured during last week’s game, is likely to be replaced by Jordan Meredith at left guard on an offensive line that struggled the last two weeks after a dominant Week 1 showing. asserted
that → injure → showing
Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, who has been sidelined since exiting early in his Jets debut Week 1 with a groin injury, was a full participant in practice for the second straight day Friday and does not carry an injury designation, meaning he is set to make his return Edge rusher Kingsley Enagbare (knee) was a limited participant Friday and is questionable for Sunday. asserted
Enagbare → sideline → Sunday
The Bears officially ruled out Caleb Williams, who continues to rehab a hamstring injury, for Sunday’s game, but head coach Ben Johnson did not reveal who his starting quarterback will be. asserted
quarterback → rule → game
Tyson Bagent, whom the Bears signed to a two-year, $10 million extension last year, has been the Bears’ backup quarterback all year. asserted
Bears → sign → extension
But he missed the team’s 27-7 win over the Eagles on “Monday Night Football” last week due to a concussion. asserted
he → miss → concussion
Third-stringer Case Keenum instead made his first start in 1,009 days and shined, completing 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. asserted
Keenum → make → yards
“Don’t know which one is going to be playing, but our guys will be ready, they’ll be ready,” head coach Aaron Glenn said Friday. asserted
Glenn → know → ?
“Somebody’s got to throw it, somebody’s got to hand it off. asserted
somebody → get → it
Bears stud running back D’Andre Swift did not practice Thursday with a knee injury, but he was a full participant in Friday’s practice and does not carry an injury designation for Sunday. asserted
he → practice → Sunday
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