"Vernon Gholston spent last Sunday in the trainer's room at the Jets' practice facility in New Jersey. As he received treatment on his injured left hamstring, he watched the Jets lose to the Patriots.

"You want to be out there, especially when things aren't going well," Gholston said. "You just want to get out there and help as much as you can."

Jets coach Rex Ryan said Gholston will be active tomorrow against the Panthers, although he is not expected to play much after missing the last two weeks.

If Gholston remains healthy, that gives him six more games to show the coaches something. Gholston, the No. 6 overall pick in the 2008 draft, has not recorded a sack in his career."