New York Jets guard Alijah Vera-Tucker may be lost for the season after suffering an injury during Tuesday's practice. According toESPN's Adam Schefter, the Jets believe Vera-Tucker tore his triceps for the second time since 2022. The fifth-year guard is seeking a second opinion to confirm the injury and also to determine if he needs surgery. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Vera-Tucker, 25, played only seven games during the 2022 season after injuring his other triceps. When he returned the following season, he missed 12 gamesafter tearing his Achilles. Vera-Tucker, the Jets' first-round pick in 2021, is in the final season of his rookie contract, which includes a $15.3 million guaranteed salary. A key part of the Jets' offensive line, who wasvoted as one of the team's captainsearlier this week by his teammates, Vera-Tucker's injury will see a shifting of the unit protecting quarterback Justin Fields. Center Joe Tippmann could be shifted to right guard with Josh Myers, who signed in the offseason after four years with the Green Bay Packers, going under center. Myers was Fields' center when the two played at Ohio State. Jets head coach Aaron Glenn hadspoken during training campabout his desire to see Vera-Tucker stay with the franchise long term, andVera-Tucker notedthat this offseason was his first since 2022, when he wasn't rehabbing a major injury. "I tell people all the time, this is the best I've ever felt coming off an offseason," Vera-Tucker said in July.
