FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Without warning, Ryan Quigley's right shin began swelling. And it didn't stop.
Everything seemed fine during Friday's practice, the Jets punter said. But by the next morning, the swelling in his leg "was kind of out of control." Turns out he had an infection underneath the skin.
"It started from the blocked punt," Quigley said Sunday, referring to last week's fourth-quarter miscue against the Washington Redskins in which his punt attempt was returned for a touchdown. "I got hit in the shin, so it caused a little scratch. It's one of those crazy things that can happen.