Jets Placing WR Omar Cooper Jr. On IR

Ian Rapoport reports that the Jets are placing WR Omar Cooper Jr. on injured reserve to give him time to recover from his sprained ankle. New York also elevated K Jason Sanders and LB Troy Reeder for Week 2. Cooper, 22, was a three-star recruit and the 80th-ranked receiver in the 2022 recruiting class out of Indianapolis, Indiana. He committed to Indiana and stayed there four seasons, leading the team in yards his senior year. The Jets used the 30th pick in the first round of the 2026 draft on Cooper. He signed a four-year, $17,474,196 contract that includes a...