"I think obviously a kidney is a serious thing," Jackson said. "I hope we can [get Poyer back this season], but if we don’t, I do understand that too because that’s something that’s very serious."
Jackson said he has exchanged texts with Poyer and hopes he'll be released from the hospital soon.
"I know he wants to be back with his teammates, battling with those guys," Jackson said. "Like most of our players do, they feel like when they’re not around these guys like they’re letting them down. He’s not. He took a major hit. Obviously that’s going to take some time for him to heal from.