


Jets fans have not enjoyed watching left tackle Duane Brown in the first two weeks of the season.
Now, they are going to get to see his backup.
Brown was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Patriots.
He did not practice this week due to a hip injury, but coach Robert Saleh expressed optimism all week that Brown would play.
Saleh did say on Friday that Brown was getting his hip checked out.
That must have not gone well, because he was ruled out Saturday afternoon.
Saleh was coy about his plans for who would play left tackle if Brown could not.
He did say he did not think moving Mekhi Becton from right tackle to left would be a good idea.
“He has been practicing a certain way this entire week, so to move him in the last second would be irresponsible on our part,” Saleh said.
Saleh may have been engaging in gamesmanship, and the Jets could put Becton, who began his career at left tackle, there.
If it is not Becton, Billy Turner likely will play at left tackle.
The veteran spent most of training camp at that spot with Brown recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.
Second-year player Max Mitchell is another possibility, but Turner outplayed him this summer.
Brown has had a rough start to the season.
His pass-block win rate is dead last in the NFL among 68 qualifying tackles, according to ESPN.
Brown had a rough day last week against the Cowboys and star Micah Parsons.
In Week 1, Brown did not execute a cut block fully on Bills edge rusher Leonard Floyd, and Floyd sacked Aaron Rodgers — a play that resulted in Rodgers suffering a torn left Achilles tendon.
The Patriots ruled out starting CB Jonathan Jones (ankle) on Saturday.
New England is now without its top two cornerbacks, with Marcus Jones being placed on injured reserve this week.