The New York Jets are going to be without Eric Decker for a long, long time.
The 29-year-old wide receiver had hip surgery on Tuesday. Decker is on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury. According to the team, the hip surgery was “deemed necessary” during an evaluation for the shoulder injury. Here is the estimated recovery time for Decker as outlined in a statement by the team:
The anticipated recovery time for the [hip] surgery is six months. Once Decker is off crutches, he will subsequently undergo a procedure on his shoulder. The estimated recovery for his shoulder surgery is eight months.
That puts Decker out for 14 months, which means he’ll miss most or all of next season, too.
Decker had nine catches for 194 yards and two touchdowns in three games this season. He had 80 catches for 1,027 yards and 12 touchdowns last season.
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