La’Mical Perine won’t be the Jets’ featured back in Sunday’s finale after all.
The rookie running back tested positive for COVID-19, Adam Gase said. Perine is the first Jet to test positive and will be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Jets are doing contact tracing to see if other players will have to go on the list.
"I’m not sure if or how many guys it’s going to affect," Gase said Wednesday morning. "We have a lot to go through right now."
Perine was expected to be the Jets’ featured back Sunday against the Patriots.