A day after exiting the Jets' 24-17 season-opening win over the Titans on a stretcher, edge defender Jermaine Johnson confirmed on social media that he had sustained a torn Achilles tendon.

New York Jets pass rusher Jermaine Johnson has been carted off the field after his right leg gave out from under him late in the third quarter against Tennessee. The Jets announced after Johnson was taken to the locker room that the lineman hurt his Achilles tendon and will not return.

New York Jets defensive end Jermaine Johnson confirmed reports that he tore his right Achilles tendon in a social media post Monday. The Jets' third-year pass rusher, a Pro Bowl