Enunwa injures neck

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Jets are hoping their No. 1 wide receiver isn’t sidelined for long.

Quincy Enunwa injured his neck Saturday night during practice at MetLife Stadium, and injury that coach Todd Bowles said was similar to the one that held the receiver out during spring workouts.

“It wasn’t severe, but it held him out a while,” Bowles said of the previous injury. “I’ll see the severity of it when I go inside.”

Enunwa dropped a pass from Christian Hackenberg during 7-on7 drills when he took a step and fell to the turf face-first despite being untouched.

“He hit his head or hit his neck and something went wrong when he fell,” Bowles said.

Trainers attended to Enunwa for several minutes before the receiver got to both knees before standing and then walking slowly to the locker room.

Losing Enunwa would be a major blow to the Jets’ inexperienced receiving corps. With both Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker cut in the offseason, Enunwa projects as New York’s No. 1 receiver.

Enunwa’s 80 career receptions ranks him first among wide receivers on the Jets’ current roster. Marquess Wilson is next with 56, followed by Robby Anderson with 42. Ellington fails physical

The Jets have waived wide receiver Bruce Ellington after he failed his physical, a day after they claimed him off waivers from San Francisco.

The team also has announced on Saturday night that it has signed fullback Algernon Brown.

Ellington, a fourth-round draft pick by San Francisco in 2014, spent last season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury after being hurt in the preseason. He has 19 catches for 215 yards and 2 touchdowns in 13 NFL games.

Brown was signed by Seattle in May as an undrafted free agent out of BYU. He was waived by the Seahawks last Saturday.