Joseph Ossai on track to make Jets return against Bills in Week 10

The New York Jets seem to be slowly getting healthier, and at a good time. They're about to face their toughest task of the season on Sunday when the 7-1 Buffalo Bills come to town. If the Jets have any chance of getting a win, they'll need as many starters as they can get.

Luckily, edge Joseph Ossai seems on track to make his return for the Jets, one of New York's highest-paid defenders who has only been able to appear in three games this season. Aaron Glenn provided specific updates at his Friday press conference.

"When it comes to injuries, the only person that'll be out will be Trevin Wallace. Everybody else will be full, Jarvis Brownlee, Harrison Phillips, Omar Cooper, Joe Ossai, Nahshon (Wright), and Garrett (Wilson). Garrett still has one more step to go through before he's cleared, and I see that happening. VJ Payne is still going through his process. We'll see how that operates."

The Jets will have their full array of pass rushers for the first time since Week 5, when they took on the Cleveland Browns, and in that game, they were able to record a team-high eight sacks on Deshaun Watson.

Joseph Ossai's disappointing first season with the New York Jets

Unfortunately, Ossai's debut season with the Jets has been nothing short of a disappointment. It hasn't all been his fault, thanks to a nagging foot injury that has lingered from the summer into the regular season, but it's still a disappointment nonetheless.

Darren Mougey handed him the biggest contract of any Jets free agent this past spring, inking him to a three-year, $34.5 million contract. Despite the bloated price tag, the former Cincinnati Bengals draft pick has logged just nine tackles in three games.

With eight games left in the regular season, Ossai has time to turn around what already feels like a lost season. Hopefully, he can make the kind of impact the Jets were expecting, starting with Sunday against Buffalo.

Other New York Jets injury notes

Along with Ossai, the Jets essentially received nothing but good news in terms of injuries on Friday. Both starting wide receivers Garrett Wilson and Omar Cooper Jr. are on track to play despite dealing with lingering injuries throughout the week.

Even Harrison Phillips and Jarvis Brownlee Jr., who were logging Did Not Participate designations earlier in the week, seem on track to suit up against Buffalo.

The Jets are going to need all the help they can get to slow down Josh Allen and the Bills, and having their defense as healthy as possible will help.

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