Jets rookie receiver Omar Cooper Jr. sustains ankle injury in NFL debut

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Last updated Sep 19, 2026

Jets rookie receiver Omar Cooper Jr. sustains ankle injury in NFL debut
Summary

New York Jets rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. exited Sunday's game with an ankle injury. The injury occurred during his professional debut in the NFL. During the same contest, veteran safety Minkah Fitzpatrick also sustained an injury. Team medical staff evaluated both players following the incidents. The status of Cooper Jr. and Fitzpatrick remains subject to further updates from the organization. No timeline for their return to the field has been established at this time.

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  • •Omar Cooper Jr. suffered an ankle injury during his NFL debut on September 13, 2026.
  • •Veteran safety Minkah Fitzpatrick also sustained an injury in the same game.
  • •The Jets have not provided a specific recovery timeline for either player.
  • •Both injuries occurred during Sunday's NFL action.
Latest Updates
  • 8:42 PMYahoo Sports — Jets place rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. on injured reserve with a sprained ankle
  • 7:13 PMYahoo Sports — Jets news: New York loses receiver to IR ahead of Week 2
  • 6:07 PMESPN — Source: Jets rookie WR Cooper Jr. placed on IR with sprained ankle
  • 5:30 PMCBS NFL — Jets rookie Omar Cooper Jr. headed to injured reserve, will miss at least four games
  • 5:28 PMYahoo Sports — Who is Omar Cooper Jr.'s injury replacement on Jets depth chart for fantasy?
  • 5:09 PMNBCSports.com — Jets to put rookie WR Omar Cooper on IR - NBC Sports
  • 5:08 PMYahoo Sports — Jets to put rookie WR Omar Cooper on IR
  • 4:38 PMYahoo Sports — Jets make unfortunate Omar Cooper Jr. roster move amid injury concerns
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The New York Jets will be without rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. against the Green Bay Packers in Week 2. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Jets will place Cooper on injured reserve after he sprained his ankle in the Jets’ Week 1 win over the Tennessee Titans. Cooper will have four weeks to recover before the Jets can bring him […] The post Jets news: New York loses receiver to IR ahead of Week 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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The New York Jets placed rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. on injured reserve on Saturday, sidelining the first-round draft pick for at least four games. Cooper, the 30th overall pick and third of New York’s first-rounders in April, sprained an ankle in his NFL debut last Sunday at Tennessee. The former Indiana star started and had a 30-yard catch-and-run that set up the Jets’ touchdown on their opening drive in a 23-10 victory.

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The New York Jets were able to take a lot of positives out of their Week 1 victory over the Tennessee Titans 23-10. However, they played a majority of the game without one of their key offensive pieces in rookie wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr., as he went down with an injury and did not […] The post New York Jets Star Receiver Suffers Injury During Week 1 vs. Tennessee Titans appeared first on Gridiron Heroics.

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