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NY Jets’ Alijah Vera-Tucker to miss season with torn Achilles

On Monday, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh announced that Alijah Vera-Tucker would miss the rest of the season with a torn Achilles.

The Jets’ head coach said he was “surprised” by the diagnosis and that “to have this happen again, it’s unfortunate.”

Robert Saleh confirms that Alijah Vera-Tucker is out for the season with a torn Achilles:

"To have this happen again, it's unfortunate." pic.twitter.com/rhvZYjVoAQ

— Jets Videos (@snyjets) October 9, 2023

It is the second consecutive year that Vera-Tucker has suffered a season-ending injury in Denver.