The scoreboard at the end of the MetLife Bowl on Saturday night may have read Jets 28, Giants 18, but for me the real outcome of that preseason game wasn’t decided until Sunday.
For if the news delivered that afternoon regarding the condition of rookie defensive lineman Leonard Williams was more adverse than merely a “muscle strain” in his knee — such as a torn ligament — then the Jets would have been the big losers.
According to various reports, an MRI on Williams’ knee showed no ligament damage and he is not expected to be out “long-term.