VJ Payne Injury Status & Updates - NFL

Latest Injury Status

Injured Reserve

Payne suffered an unknown issue in early August that was set to sideline him for three to four weeks. The free safety's timeline appears to have been extended, and Payne will need to miss the first four weeks of the season at least before he is eligible to return to the Jets' active roster from IR.

Injury Details

Body Part

Undisclosed

Location

Other

Side

Not Specified

Expected Return

Oct 11, 2026

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VJ Payne Injury History

September 7, 2026

Injured Reserve • Undisclosed

Bruise

The Jets placed Payne (undisclosed) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports.

August 31, 2026

Injured Reserve • Undisclosed

Bruise

August 31, 2026

questionable • Undisclosed

Bruise

questionable

August 19, 2026

active • Undisclosed

Bruise

Payne will be sidelined for 3-to-4 weeks due to a bone bruise, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Latest VJ Payne Injury Updates

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