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The Jets are mired in a rut after losing four of their last five games, leading their quarterback to try shaving to see if it can get the team pointed back in the right direction.

It’s unlikely that Ryan Fitzpatrick’s follicle management will have much impact on the field, however, and it is also looking unlikely that cornerback Darrelle Revis will be around this Sunday to help the team against the Dolphins. Revis suffered a concussion in last Sunday’s loss to the Texans and coach Todd Bowles didn’t express much confidence that he’d recover in time for this weekend.

Revis hasn’t progressed to the point that he’s allowed to attend meetings with the team, which meant he stayed home on Wednesday and has several steps of the concussion protocol to pass before there’s any chance he’ll be in the lineup.

“We’re ready to play without him, but if he comes back it will be a bonus,” Bowles said, via the New York Post. “We’ll see later in the week. We’re preparing to play without him.”

Bowles said the team wouldn’t change the game plan too much without Revis, who would be replaced in the starting lineup by Marcus Williams or Buster Skrine.

Center Nick Mangold also missed practice after getting stitches in his right hand on Sunday. The injury interferes with Mangold’s ability to snap the ball, which is the kind of stumbling block that centers struggle to overcome.