On Friday, coach Rex Ryan said it didn’t look good. On Saturday, the player declared that he is "[r]eady to go out there and compete at the highest level.”
Sammy Watkins has since deleted his tweet.
The deletion means what it implies; Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Watkins won’t be active, due to a lingering foot problem. He didn’t practice this week because of the injury, which apparently was exaggerated when someone stepped on the foot during a recent walk-through.
Marquise Goodwin, who got behind Darrelle Revis in Week Two for an 84-yard touchdown pass, gets the start. Robert Woods becomes the de facto No. 1 receiver.