Lazard returned to a starting role on the outside after being benched for the previous game, but the benching didn't have its intended effect of sparking a renaissance from the struggling wide receiver. Garrett Wilson and Xavier Gipson combined for 127 receiving yards, while no other wide receiver had a catch for the Jets, who dropped to 4-8 heading into a Week 14 visit from the 7-5 Texans.
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Receiving
| Year | Team | GP | REC | TGTS | YDS | AVG | TDS | LNG | YAC | YDS/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYJ | 11 | 20 | 42 | 290 | 15 | 1 | 39 | 56 | 26 |
| 2022 | GB | 15 | 60 | 100 | 788 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 248 | 53 |
| 2021 | GB | 15 | 40 | 60 | 513 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 168 | 34 |
| 2020 | GB | 10 | 33 | 46 | 451 | 14 | 3 | 72 | 195 | 45 |
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Lazard returned to a starting role on the outside after being benched for the previous game, but the benching didn't have its intended effect of sparking a renaissance from the struggling wide receiver. Garrett Wilson and Xavier Gipson combined for 127 receiving yards, while no other wide receiver had a catch for the Jets, who dropped to 4-8 heading into a Week 14 visit from the 7-5 Texans.
Lazard was a heathy inactive for the Jets' Week 12 loss to the Dolphins, a likely result of the veteran wide receiver having struggled with drops and ill-timed penalties in his first season with the Jets. Prior to the benching, Lazard had a consistent starting role on the outside opposite Garrett Wilson, but it's possible that the 4-7 Jets will look to work rookie Jason Brownlee in more at Lazard's expense. Brownlee played all but one of the Jets' offensive snaps against Miami with Lazard inactive.
Lazard has struggled since signing a four-year, $44 million contract with the Jets prior to the 2023 season. He had just 20 catches for 290 yards and one touchdown through 10 games before being left inactive for Friday's loss, though New York once again got minimal contributions from wide receivers other than Garrett Wilson. The first two years of Lazard's contract include $22 million in guaranteed money, but the Jets can cut him after that with minimal salary cap ramifications. The veteran wide receiver is healthy and could be reinserted into the game-day lineup as soon as Week 13 against the Falcons.
After going without a reception in Sunday's 32-6 loss to the Bills and dropping his seventh pass of the season, Lazard finds himself as a healthy scratch Week 12. It's a precipitous fall down the depth chart for Lazard, who has turned in a disappointing 20-290-1 receiving line on 41 targets through his first 10 games with the Jets since signing a four-year, $44 million contract in the offseason. With Lazard in street clothes Friday, Xavier Gipson, Randall Cobb, Jason Brownlee and Irvin Charles will round out the Jets' receiving corps behind top target Garrett Wilson.
We'll await confirmation of Lazard's status, which will arrive when inactives are posted ahead of the Jets' 3 p.m. ET kickoff, but if the wideout is sidelined, Xavier Gipson, Jason Brownlee, Irvin Charles and Randall Cobb would be candidates to log Week 12 snaps behind top WR option Garrett Wilson.
Lazard was added to the Jets' final Week 9 injury report as questionable for Monday night's contest due to a knee issue that limited him at practice Saturday. Now that his availability versus Los Angeles has been confirmed, Lazard is slated to continue to work as the Jets' No. 2 WR in the team's Zach Wilson-helmed offense behind Garrett Wilson, a role that has resulted in the 27-year-old recording a 17-255-1 line on 29 targets through seven games. In his last outing, Lazard caught three of his season-high six targets for 45 yards in the Jets' overtime win over the Giants in Week 8.
Lazard made a pivotal 29-yard catch on the third-to-last play of the fourth quarter, as the Jets had just enough time to run up the field and spike the ball with one second left to set up Greg Zuerlein's game-tying, 35-yard field goal. It was Lazard's second-longest catch of the season and helped him top 40 yards for the third time through seven games with the Jets.
Team
New York Jets
Birthdate
12/11/1995 (27)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'5", 227 lbs
Birthplace
Urbandale, IA, USA
Position
WR
College
Iowa State
Experience
5th season
Career History
Jacksonville Jaguars
2018 - 2018
(1 season)
Green Bay Packers
2018 - 2023
(5 seasons)
New York Jets
2023 - Present
(1 season)
Previous Game
8
Final
13
0
REC
0
YDS
0
TDS
2023 Season Stats
REC
REC YDS
REC TDS
YAC
AVG YDS
20
290
1
56
15
