Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets guard Kelechi Osemele says he is having surgery on his injured right shoulder Friday despite the team not yet approving the procedure.
Osemele says Wednesday he received a third medical opinion earlier this week, and it was recommended he have the surgery on what he says is a torn labrum that has detached from the bone.
Osemele said last Friday the team doctor and an independent doctor in California both recommended the surgery, but a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press both doctors determined it is actually a pre-existing injury and cleared Osemele to play through the injury.
The Jets have been fining Osemele for conduct detrimental to the team for not practicing.
Osemele says he and his agents have filed a grievance against the Jets.
___
More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
