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Woods is now fully healthy heading into 2026 and earned a spot on New York's initial 53-man roster. Though he has some big names ahead of him on the depth chart, namely rookie first-round selection Kenyon Sadiq, Woods will finally get another chance to flash his immense talent this year.
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Woods fully healthy for 2026 after two-year injury absence; made 53-man roster.

Woods missed all of 2023 with hamstring problems and all of 2024 with a season-ending preseason turf toe injury. In 2025, he finally returned to the field and registered a reception for the first time in 1,085 days, appearing in four games for the New York Jets. Woods is now fully healthy heading into 2026 and earned a spot on New York's initial 53-man roster, though he has some big names ahead of him on the depth chart, namely rookie first-round pick Kenyon Sadiq.

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