Duane Brown has yet to practice at New York Jets training camp, but coach Robert Saleh said the veteran offensive tackle should be back on the field “sooner rather than later.”

Brown is recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. He played last season, his first with New York, with a torn rotator cuff sustained in training camp.

The Jets placed Brown on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list this week. He can be activated from that list at any point during training camp.

“He’s working through the surgeries he had this offseason, but we’re not worried about his availability for this season” Saleh explained Sunday. “I don’t want to put an exact time frame on it but it’s going to be sooner rather than later.”

The five-time Pro Bowl tackle will turn 38 next month. Despite his age and the shoulder injury, Brown allowed only one sack last season. He’s expected to start at left tackle for the Jets to protect Aaron Rodgers’ blind side this season.

In Brown's absence, veteran Billy Turner and former first-round pick Mekhi Becton are splitting reps at left tackle during practice. Becton was supposed to be New York’s long-term answer at the position when drafted in 2020 but has battled injury and weight issues in the NFL. He only played one game the past two seasons due to knee injuries.

However, Becton is in outstanding shape and wants to be the starting left tackle. Brown, though, has played 215 games on the left side, never playing right tackle in his career. For his part, Becton has said he doesn’t want to play the right side.

For now, that’s not an issue. But it could be soon, especially with Saleh’s timeline for Brown’s return.