The New York Jets won’t see their marquee free-agent addition defensive end Carl Lawson in action this season. The team confirmed on Thursday that Lawson ruptured his Achilles during a joint practice with the Green Bay Packers and will be out for the 2021 NFL campaign.

Lawson’s injury wasn’t the end of the bad news for the Jets on Thursday. The team also lost second-year safety Zane Lewis, who suffered torn patellar tendon and a sprained MCL and will join Lawson on the sidelines for the rest of the year.

Jets had big hopes for Carl Lawson after signing him to a three-year, $45 million contract in the offseason. The new head coach Robert Saleh envisioned Lawson as the primary edge-rusher and banked on him to lift the Jets defense that struggled with production in recent years.

Lawson, a fourth-round pick out of Auburn in 2017, spent the first four years of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s racked up 81 tackles, 20 sacks, 83 QB hits, and two forced fumbles since coming to NFL.

Bryce Huff, who signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2020, is expected to be the No. 1 option to fill the hole left by Lawson’s injury. Huff played 14 games last season, managing 16 tackles and two sacks.

Lewis was another undrafted free agent pickup for the Jets last year. He was set to provide depth and play on special teams this season after not seeing any playing action in 2020.

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Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a bit of a down year in 2018, seeing his production taking a dip due to injury struggles. He was also literally down most of the time as he was sacked whooping 49 times this past season.

Cincinnati Bengals’ outside linebacker Carl Lawson now decided to share his opinion on the fact that Rogers is getting sacked a lot, saying that Packers’ QB is an easy target due to his attempts to make big plays.

“Honestly, I think it’s easier to sack Aaron Rodgers than most quarterbacks,” – said Lawson during his appearance on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. “He sits there, and he pats the ball. At the same time, sacking him don’t mean nothing if you don’t do it for four quarters. You know, he came back against us. ”

Lawson then shared his opinion on the quarterbacks that are most harder to sack, saying it is usually a challenge to do it against younger QBs and of course, Tom Brady.

“The toughest to sack?” – he added. “Those young quarterbacks that offensive coordinators like to protect,” Lawson said. “Maybe a (Mitchell) Trubisky, or someone like that. The guys that sit there maybe like five (steps), get the quick reads. The guys that are like — I’m not calling them not elite or nothing like that — but the guys that kind of have more help in their offense than opposed to (guys like Rodgers). And Tom Brady. I haven’t sacked him or played against him, I’ve just watched him. I watched the film and like ‘Oh, he’s getting that out in like 1.9, 2 (seconds).'”

Despite his short time in the NFL, Lawson managed to establish himself as a gifted pass rusher. In 21 games he played in the league so far, he managed to collect 9.5 sacks.

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The New York Jets won’t see their marquee free-agent addition defensive end Carl Lawson in action this season. The team confirmed on Thursday that Lawson ruptured his Achilles during a joint practice with the Green Bay Packers and will be out for the 2021 NFL campaign.

Lawson’s injury wasn’t the end of the bad news for the Jets on Thursday. The team also lost second-year safety Zane Lewis, who suffered torn patellar tendon and a sprained MCL and will join Lawson on the sidelines for the rest of the year.

Jets had big hopes for Carl Lawson after signing him to a three-year, $45 million contract in the offseason. The new head coach Robert Saleh envisioned Lawson as the primary edge-rusher and banked on him to lift the Jets defense that struggled with production in recent years.

Lawson, a fourth-round pick out of Auburn in 2017, spent the first four years of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s racked up 81 tackles, 20 sacks, 83 QB hits, and two forced fumbles since coming to NFL.

Bryce Huff, who signed with the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2020, is expected to be the No. 1 option to fill the hole left by Lawson’s injury. Huff played 14 games last season, managing 16 tackles and two sacks.

Lewis was another undrafted free agent pickup for the Jets last year. He was set to provide depth and play on special teams this season after not seeing any playing action in 2020.

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Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a bit of a down year in 2018, seeing his production taking a dip due to injury struggles. He was also literally down most of the time as he was sacked whooping 49 times this past season.

Cincinnati Bengals’ outside linebacker Carl Lawson now decided to share his opinion on the fact that Rogers is getting sacked a lot, saying that Packers’ QB is an easy target due to his attempts to make big plays.

“Honestly, I think it’s easier to sack Aaron Rodgers than most quarterbacks,” – said Lawson during his appearance on NFL Network’s Good Morning Football. “He sits there, and he pats the ball. At the same time, sacking him don’t mean nothing if you don’t do it for four quarters. You know, he came back against us. ”

Lawson then shared his opinion on the quarterbacks that are most harder to sack, saying it is usually a challenge to do it against younger QBs and of course, Tom Brady.

“The toughest to sack?” – he added. “Those young quarterbacks that offensive coordinators like to protect,” Lawson said. “Maybe a (Mitchell) Trubisky, or someone like that. The guys that sit there maybe like five (steps), get the quick reads. The guys that are like — I’m not calling them not elite or nothing like that — but the guys that kind of have more help in their offense than opposed to (guys like Rodgers). And Tom Brady. I haven’t sacked him or played against him, I’ve just watched him. I watched the film and like ‘Oh, he’s getting that out in like 1.9, 2 (seconds).'”

Despite his short time in the NFL, Lawson managed to establish himself as a gifted pass rusher. In 21 games he played in the league so far, he managed to collect 9.5 sacks.

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