New York Jets starting right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker will miss the entire 2025 season due to a torn triceps, coach Aaron Glenn confirmed Thursday.
Vera-Tucker suffered the injury during Tuesday's practice, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
"It's about a seven-month rehab in that situation," Glenn said Thursday.
Durability has been an issue for Vera-Tucker, who has missed extended time in two of his four seasons with the Jets due to various injuries, including a season-ending triceps injury in 2022. This latest triceps injury is to the opposite arm from the one he injured in 2022, sources told Schefter. He also missed 12 games in 2023 because of a torn Achilles.
This is a tough blow for Vera-Tucker, 26, who is in the final year of his rookie contract. A first-round d