New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams will be placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury and be required to miss at least four games, according to an ESPN report.
He left Sunday’s 29-27 loss at Tampa Bay late in the first half with a left shoulder injury after a Buccaneers offensive lineman landed on him.
Williams, 29, has been a mainstay in the middle of the Jets defense since he was claimed by New York ahead of the 2021 season when Jacksonville placed the former third-round pick on waivers after just two seasons.
He has surpassed 100 total tackles and 70 solo tackles in each of his first four seasons in New York, earning a first-team All-Pro honor in 2023. He has made 72 starts in 86 career games, recording 545 tackles, 55 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, 23 pass breakups, 10 forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and one interception.
In the wake of this IR move, the Jets have reportedly signed linebacker Mark Robinson, 26, off the New England practice squad. He has appeared in 41 games (four starts) and tallied 48 tackles and three forced fumbles with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2022-24) and Patriots.
Also on Tuesday, multiple media outlets reported the Jets have acquired cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr. from the Tennessee Titans. New York also is getting a 2026 seventh-round pick and giving up a sixth-rounder.
Brownlee, 24, was selected by the Titans in the fifth round of the 2024 draft out of Louisville. He has 92 career tackles and one interception in 19 games (16 starts), including 17 tackles in two starts for Tennessee this season.
