Cleveland Browns: 3 New York Jets players to be concerned with
By Matt Mramer
The Cleveland Browns will need to keep an eye on these 3 players
The Cleveland Browns enter Week 16 of this NFL season with a 10-4 record, something that has fans considering all kinds of playoff scenarios that could come Cleveland’s way. But before the Browns can worry about postseason matchups or how they’ll be seeded, they need to take care of their business and that begins this Sunday against the New York Jets.
The Jets are an easy team to overlook on the schedule, with dysfunction plaguing the team from top to bottom all season long. But as the Los Angeles Rams learned the hard way last week, even the worst team in the league can find their way to victory if taken for granted.
Luckily for the Browns, New York is missing several of their most dangerous players who might have made this matchup feel a bit more daunting than it feels at this moment in time. Dynamic rookie RB LaMical Perine is on injured reserve with an ankle injury, robbing the Jets of their most explosive playmaker in the backfield.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Jets will likely be without their most prolific defensive lineman as DT Quinnen Williams sustained a concussion in last week’s contest against the Rams. Williams being out would be a huge blow to an already-vulnerable Jets defense and gives the Browns no excuse to have anything but an impressive offensive output on Sunday.
But even with key playmakers on the sideline, there are still a number of Jets players who could prove problematic for Cleveland on Sunday. Let’s take a look at three Jets players who the Browns should be concerned with heading into this crucial matchup.