When Denzel Mims was healthy during his rookie season last year, the wideout flashed boundless potential.
The Baylor product showed playmaking ability, making contested grabs streaking down the sideline or flexing his catch radius over the middle in traffic.
One year later, the talent is still there, but the playing time for Mims has vanished.
The wide receiver was a healthy scratch on Sunday, inactive for New York's blowout loss against the Patriots. He and Jamison Crowder were the only wideouts sidelined.
Rather than citing a nagging injury that flared up in practice—as was the case for Crowder and his groin—Jets head coach Robert Saleh delivered a much longer answer when asked after the game about the decision to sit Mims.