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The New York Jets will be without their starting quarterback Justin Fields on Sunday as they seek their first win of the season against Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Fields is absent after getting conussed in last weekend's emphatic 30-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
'When it comes to injuries, one person that I can just say 'out' right now will be Justin,' coach Aaron Glenn said Wednesday.
'He is still going through his protocol. I don't want to say (that he hasn't improved), I just know how these things are.'
The news means that Tyrod Taylor will start against the Bucs but also marks a deepening trend acorss the league with starting quarterbacks getting hurt.
Joe Burrow, of the Cincinnati Bengals, is out until December with turf toe after getting hurt on Sunday in the win over Jacksonville Jaguars.
Justin Fields is out of the next New York Jets game, against Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It means another starting quarterback is out of Week 3 - Joe Burrow is absent for the Bengals
Minnesota Vikings starter J.J. McCarthy has an ankle sprain and while the extent of his time on the sidelines is still being determined, he's definitely absent for Sunday's game, coincidentally against the Bengals.
The fixture becomes the battle of the backups, with Jake Browning deputizing for the Bengals against Carson Wentz.
Elsewhere, Jayden Daniels could be missing the Washington Commanders due to a knee sprain. Marcus Mariota could play instead against the Raiders in Las Vegas.
The San Francisco 49ers, meanwhile, go into a second game without Brock Purdy, who is recoving from a shoulder issue.
The organization fear he could miss up to five games but Mac Jones made sure he wasn't missed too badly last Sunday in a win over New Orleans Saints.
There had also been fears over Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield, who took a lot of punishment in Monday night's hard-fought 20-19 win over the Houston Texans.
But, unfortunately for the Jets as they seek their first win of the season, Mayfield is expected to be fine by Sunday.
Depsite going 0-2 and receiving bad news about their quarterback, Glenn was remaining calm on Wednesday.
'Big ships turn slow,' he said. Good quality opponent we are going against this week, a playoff caliber team.
'Our mindset this is traveling to Tampa to win a game. It's going to be a tough battle but our mindset is to go and win a game.'
