Terrelle Pryor has been battling an ankle injury throughout the offseason, and he decided to disclose the severity of the injury while speaking with the media on Monday. New York Jets head coach Todd Bowles wishes the receiver had not done that.
On Tuesday, Bowles was asked about Pryor revealing that he suffered a broken ankle in May. Bowles basically ripped Pryor and said he has already received an earful about it.
Todd Bowles wasn't happy that #Jets WR Terrelle Pryor revealed that he suffered a broken ankle in May:
"Terrelle doesn't need to be descriptive. I feel that he should keep his mouth shut & leave the injuries to me. I've already handled it. We had a conversation." #JetsCamp pic.twitter.com/HuJdnMeXQh
— Manish Mehta (@MMehtaNYDN) August 14, 2018
There had been reports that Pryor underwent some type of procedure during the offseason, but the details were unknown. Like many other coaches across the NFL, Bowles clearly would have preferred to keep it that way. As ESPN’s Rich Cimini noted, Pryor could even be fined by the Jets for being so loose-lipped.
Todd Bowles not happy that Pryor revealed details of his ankle injury with media. Bowles said he talked about it with Pryor. Wouldn’t be shocked if he got fined. #Jets
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) August 14, 2018
Pryor previously blamed his down season in 2017 on an injury, so Bowles must have wanted to put an end to him being so open and honest about his ailments.
