As injuries crept their way throughout the Jets’ roster in 2016, outside linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin was forced to the sideline down the stretch. After suffering an ankle injury in a Week 12 contest against the Patriots, Mauldin missed five consecutive games to close his second season.
“It’s a high ankle sprain. I have a partially torn ligament,” said Mauldin, who said he does not require offseason surgery. “It was hard for me just to realize. Being in the training room, constantly day in and day out and then actually going to practice and messing it up even more.