Frank Gore to sit out Week 17 After Reaching Personal Milestone

Despite being ranked last on his own team in yards per carry this season, 37-year-old Frank Gore got the majority of carries for the Jets as he and Adam Gase did all they could to get Gore to the 16,000 yard milestone.

Once Gore reached that plateau in the team’s 23-16 victory over the Cleveland Browns yesterday, he took himself out of the game and watched from the sidelines.

Jets RB's YPC in 2020:

Adams: 6.1
Johnson: 4.86
Perine: 3.6
Gore: 3.49

And which ones keep getting the bulk of the carries?

— Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) December 28, 2020

With his personal goal being the thing that kept him showing up week after week, Gore is now going to sit out week 17 with what Adam Gase is calling a lung contusion.  An injury that Gore just happened to suffer on the very carry that got him to 16,000 and allowed him to walk away.

Frank Gore’s 2020 season (15 Games):

187 attempts
653 yards
3.49 YPC
2 TDs

Forgive me for thinking that any RB on the roster could’ve done that. Wasted reps for a wasted season. #Jets #TakeFlight

— Dylan Tereman (@DTereman) December 28, 2020

So in a season that was supposed to be about developing or evaluating a young quarterback, the Jets head coach decided instead that it would be about Frank Gore and his 3.4 yards per carry achieving a personal goal before he was willing to hang ’em up.

Congrats, Frank.

Glenn Naughton

Glenn was Born in the Bronx, New York and has followed the Jets religiously despite being stationed in several different countries and time zones around the world. He now resides in England and has been a JetNation member since 2005. Glenn will bleed green with the rest of us through the highs and lows.

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