Josh Cribbs remains on the free-agent market despite his best attempts to land a job. Now, we have a better idea why.
New York Jets general manager John Idzik told Conor Orr of The Star-Ledger on Tuesday that Cribbs' surgically repaired left knee "isn't quite there yet."
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The Jets were one of four teams Cribbs worked out for last week. Cribbs also met with the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders and New York Giants. That he's still without a contract tells us the other teams might share the findings of Idzik and the Jets.
Cribbs is coming back from arthroscopic knee surgery for a torn meniscus. He reportedly failed a physical with the Arizona Cardinals back in March. At the time, it was believed that the knee would check out with a few more weeks of recovery time.
Two months later, a general manager publicly has said Cribbs' knee still isn't right. It's not good news for the standout return man, whose free agency stay might become indefinite.
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