Jets WR Brandon Marshall 'fine' after twisting knee vs. Bills

ByRich Cimini ESPN logo
Friday, September 16, 2016

New York Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who feared his season was over after twisting his left knee Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills, is not expected to miss any action, the team confirmed.



"He's fine," coach Todd Bowles said Friday. "He got some treatment, but he's walking around pretty good."



The Jets could be without two other veteran starters in Week 3, when they travel to face the Kansas City Chiefs. Left guard James Carpenter (calf) and linebacker Erin Henderson (foot) were scheduled for MRI exams on Friday.



Unlike Marshall, who returned to the game after a medical evaluation in the locker room, neither Carpenter nor Henderson made it back in the Jets' 37-31 victory.



Bowles sounded worried.



"It's not alarming yet -- we'll have to see how the tests come back and go from there -- but anytime someone doesn't return to the game, you have to be concerned," he said.



Carpenter, the Jets' best run-blocker, was injured in the second quarter on the same play Marshall got hurt. Carpenter was replaced by Wesley Johnson.



Henderson, who left New Era Field in a walking boot, said he was injured on the second play of the game. He tried to play through it, but he said the discomfort became too much. He lasted only 11 defensive snaps and was replaced in the base defense by first-round pick Darron Lee.



Marshall's injury frightened everyone on the Jets' sideline. Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore grabbed Marshall's facemask and went down awkwardly, twisting his knee.



"I thought it was over," Marshall said after the game. "I thought I'd be fishing in my backyard in Florida."



After returning a few minutes later, Marshall caught another four balls to finish with six catches for 101 yards. The Jets (1-1) racked up 493 total yards, their highest total in 18 games under Bowles.

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