Jets Joseph Ossai extremely frustrated he will miss fourth straight game

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— This was not how Joseph Ossai expected his first season with the Jets to go. The edge rusher signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the Jets in March.

So far, he has played only three games for the team.Text with Brian Costello all season as he brings Sports+ subscribers the latest Jets intel from on the field and off.

Ossai will miss his fourth straight game with an ankle injury on Sunday after missing the first two games of the season with a foot injury.The Jets ruled Ossai out Saturday after he was limited in practice this week. “Extremely [frustrating],” Ossai said this week about this season.

“But I was listening to a podcast yesterday talking about the process.You know, injuries happen in football.

It’s been terrible for me, but they happen.When they do happen, you have to go through the process of getting back.

That’s what I’m focusing on right now, and when I get back I’ll be ready to go.” The Jets hoped Ossai could provide a boost for their pass rush.Instead, he has barely seen the field.

He has zero sacks and nine tackles this season.Ossai, 26, said he is trying not to get down as he misses games. “I’m just focused on working through the process, one step at a time,” Ossai said.

“Just attacking what I have to do daily.Look at the smaller picture, not the big picture and then just go from there.” The Chiefs offense has been one of the best in the NFL over the past decade, and that unit now has another challenging dimension with the addition of running back Kenneth Walker III.

The reigning Super Bowl MVP joined the Chiefs as a free agent this offseason, and he has rushed for more than 100 yards four times already.Walker is third in the NFL with 770 rushing yards. The Jets defense knows it faces a tough challenge in stopping Walker. “When you’re able to add an elite running back like Walker to an already explosive offense, it presents another dynamic that’s very challenging to go ...