Jets’ defense loses Lawson, Lewis to season-ending injuries

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Published August 19, 2021 12:09 PM

By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson will miss the season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in practice Thursday, a devastating loss for a team seeking to turn the corner under new coach Robert Saleh. Backup safety Zane Lewis also suffered a season-ending knee injury. Both players were carted off the field during Thursday’s joint practice session with the Green Bay Packers. The Jets announced later in the day that Lawson had ruptured his Achilles while Lewis had torn his patella tendon and sprained his medial collateral ligament.

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