Against the New England Patriots, running back Chris Ivory toughed out a reported tightness in his legs to help the New York Jets attempt to dethrone their AFC East rivals. Ivory rushed for 41 yards on Sunday, over 100 yards less than his previous two performances, and it appears that after the decrease in production the Jets are going to look for a Plan B before travelling to take on the Oakland Raiders.

According to a league source, the Jets worked out two running backs on Tuesday in an attempt to find a potential emergency plan if Ivory has to sit out a week to rest his legs after already gutting through the tightness against the Pats. New York giving tryouts to two journeymen backs according to ProFootballTalk who reported the Jets search for depth at running back on Wednesday.

Via ProFootballTalk:

Per a league source, the Jets tried out Jeff Demps and Akeem Hunt on Tuesday. Also getting tryouts with the team were receiver Larry Pinkard and defensive back Cooper Taylor. Demps, a former sprinter who spent time with the Patriots and Buccaneers, has appeared in only two NFL regular-season games, with one attempt for 14 yards and three catches for 21 yards. Hunt has never appeared in a regular-season game; he last spent time with the Giants.

Don’t expect to see either Demps or Hunt take on a role in the Raiders matchup with the Jets, but the tryouts do indicate that Oakland’s Week 8 opponents are concerned over the health of their feature back after going from consecutive 100+-yard efforts to compiling just 41 yards on 17 carries last week. Numbers that indicate that Ivory is far from 100% health at the moment.

If Ivory is absent the Raiders attention will be focused on stopping the mobility of quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is 3-0 all-time against the Silver and Black, and the Jets talented duo of wideouts. Already playing with reported tightness in his quads last week, Ivory could play and be limited in Oakland, but it is looking like the passing attack of the Jets could be the Raiders biggest worry this week with negative reports surrounding New York’s workhorse running back.