Brandon Shell underwent knee surgery Thursday, but his prognosis appears to be more promising than it originally seemed.
The Jets expect the right tackle to be able to participate in their offseason workout program, if all goes according to plan. The recovery from surgery is expected to be about six weeks if he responds well.
Coach Todd Bowles said the exact injury was too complicated for him to describe, but said it did not involve damage to Shell’s ACL, MCL or PCL.
“The nature of the injury is probably too much and too smart for me to explain,” Bowles said.