Jets holding kicker tryouts with Greg Zuerlein’s days likely numbered

It looks for illustration Greg Zuerlein’s clip arsenic nan Jets kicker could beryllium coming to an end. 

The Jets will beryllium holding kicker tryouts Tuesday astatine MetLife Stadium, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday. 

“We’re going to return them retired to nan stadium, and we’ll make a determination by Thursday to spot what’s champion for nan team,” Ulbrich said. 

It’s been a unsmooth twelvemonth for nan 36-year-old Zuerlein.

In Sunday’s three-point nonaccomplishment to nan Patriots, he missed an other constituent and a 44-yard section extremity successful nan 4th quarter.

He has missed six section goals successful each this season, nan astir of immoderate kicker successful nan league. 

“We’re exploring each nan options correct now,” Ulbrich said erstwhile asked what nan kicker tryout intends for Zuerlein. “We really are. So we’re going to bring nan kickers successful for a workout, spot wherever they guidelines and make a determination aft that.” 

A mates of weeks ago, nan Jets brought successful 3 kickers for tryouts aft a nonaccomplishment to nan Bills, but they stuck pinch Zuerlein.

That script is improbable to repetition itself. 

The Jets’ issues connected discourtesy getting plays disconnected connected clip scope from players needing much of an urgency getting retired of nan huddle to knowing wherever they are expected to statement up pinch much certainty, according to Ulbrich.

They were called for a important hold of crippled punishment arsenic they were attempting to spell for a two-point conversion up 5 points precocious successful nan 4th quarter.

They were besides forced to pain a fewer timeouts earlier successful nan crippled to debar hold of crippled penalties. 

“All of our pre-snap worldly from an discourtesy position has to improve,” Ulbrich said. 

On Sunday, Ulbrich opted against going for it connected fourth-and-1 from nan Patriots 11-yard statement pinch nan Jets trailing by 2 midway done nan 3rd quarter. 

“I conscionable wanted nan points, successful each honesty,” Ulbrich said. “I wanted nan points, I wanted an opportunity to return nan lead, I felt for illustration nan defense was playing bully shot astatine that point, and I was going to put it successful their hands.” 

Safeties Tony Adams (hamstring) and Ashtyn Davis (concussion), protect lineman Leki Fotu (knee), receiver Allen Lazard (chest), violative lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) and linebackers C.J. Mosley (neck) and Chazz Surratt (heel) did not return portion successful Monday’s walk-through. 

Mosley underwent an MRI and will beryllium seeing a neck/spine specialist.

His position for Thursday’s crippled against nan Texans is uncertain. The aforesaid goes for Lazard. 

Defensive extremity Haason Reddick (neck) was connected nan wounded report, but Ulbrich attributed that much to first-game soreness.

He was listed arsenic constricted Monday, arsenic was backmost Aaron Rodgers (knee, hamstring), cornerback Michael Carter II (back), protect linemen Quinnen Williams (ankle) and Will McDonald IV (shoulder) and violative linemen Morgan Moses (knee), Tyron Smith (rest) and Jake Hanson (thumb).