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Kelechi Osemele and Jets at odds over shoulder injury

Jets guard Kelechi Osemele stretches during warm ups prior to a practice atAtlantic Health Training Center on Aug. 3, 2019. Photo Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Kelechi Osemele said on Friday that he needs shoulder surgery. The Jets don’t agree. The two sides are at an impasse, but that could change very quickly.

The Jets have not authorized Osemele to have surgery, according to a source familiar with the situation. The source said team doctors examined Osemele and discovered he has a pre-existing condition in his shoulder and that he can continue to play through it.