10/27 — Injuries are an unfortunate part of life in the National Football League, but there are so many chilling stories that you never hear.

On Sunday in Oakland, Leon Washington took a handoff from Mark Sanchez early in the first quarter and was stopped by a pair of Raiders defenders after a 6-yard gain. Unfortunately Washington, a beloved figure on this team, suffered a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula in a terribly violent manner.

Almost 3,000 miles away, Washington’s fiancée, Charity, sat watching hopelessly on television with Bart Scott’s wife, Darnesha. Then later in the fourth quarter, Darnesha looked on as her husband remained down on the grass after a play before trainers attended to the Jets’ inside linebacker.

“Darnesha was trying to call me to find out if I was OK, but Charity shot out of there and left their baby with my wife and her hairdresser. They were concerned because there’s uncertainty,” Scott said on the latest installment of “Barking with Bart.”

“When you see somebody go down and you know they need surgery, that’s serious business. Our hopes and prayers are still with Leon and we hope that he comforts his family and that he’s able to have a successful surgery and is back on the field next year.”

We lose sight of it sometimes, but these men are far from indestructible, they have families, and they choose to make incredible sacrifices with their bodies.

Thankfully, the Jets news out of Northern California was positive Monday. Washington had a rod placed in his tibia to stabilize the fracture and the fibula will heal on its own. The two-hour surgery was considered a success and Washington will remain in California under doctors’ observation until he’s given clearance to return to New York.

Washington, undoubtedly the Jets’ most explosive player, is a stand-up person and is well-liked throughout the organization.

“Tremendous teammate, tremendous class act, always represents this organization with first class out in the community,” Scott said. “You never hear any problems about Leon Washington.”

Scott thinks he’ll be fine and that’s good news for Jets Nation as they’ve lost two of their best players — NT Kris Jenkins went on IR the week before — on successive weeks. The "Madbacker" was part of a defensive unit that posted its first shutout of the season Sunday and the “D” was led by Calvin Pace’s three sacks — two of which resulted in takeaways.

“I think we did a better job of not letting Calvin cover so much and giving him the opportunity to beat one-on-ones,” said Scott. “This team had to adjust to the way teams were playing us, keeping guys in. Instead of blitzing, sometimes you have to play coverage and let your pass rushers get to the quarterback and work hard.”

The Jets forced three turnovers on the Raiders' first four possessions. They gave their young quarterback, Mark Sanchez, short fields in the opening stanza before Thomas Jones (26-121-1 TD) and rookie Shonn Greene (19-144-2 TD) pounded away on a beaten-up defense that would yield 316 yards on the ground.

“When you get the turnovers, you put the offense back on there and you’re putting their defense back on,” said Scott. “They have another possession and you put the defense right back on and eventually they’ll wear down.

“It’s like throwing body blows. If you commit to the body early, you can knock the head off later in the fight. That’s kind of the formula that’s good for a young quarterback — the same formula we used for Joe Flacco last year when we ran the ball more than anybody in the NFL. It wasn’t so much for the yardage because it wasn’t always great yardage, but it was to wear the defense down.”

Yielding only 14.9 points a game, the Jets are fourth in the NFL in scoring defense. They’ve played winning ball in six of seven games to date, but the Dolphins beat the Jets, 31-27, on Monday Night Football back in Week 5 and the Fish controlled the play at the line. The Dolphins accumulated 413 yards and 21 points in the fourth quarter.

Miami, coming off a home defeat at the hands of the Saints and clearly once again in desperation mode at 2-4, visits the Meadowlands this weekend.

“This isn’t about 4-3 — this is about us on defense getting our swagger back and they took it from us,” Scott said. “They took our mojo, so to speak. It’s time for us to get our redemption.”

A new face to the Jets-Dolphins rivalry, Scott has a few scores to settle with a couple of linemen he chose not to name.

“Right now I’m starting to understand this division and starting to figure out who to hate. That’s been the toughest thing for me to adjust to — I don’t know who to hate, I don’t know what players to hate,” he said. “You only get that by playing against the guys a couple of times, so I have a couple of guys I want to pick out, a couple of guys I have some payback for.

"That’s the beauty of this, I’m kind of figuring out how players play, what they do, what their strengths are and what their weaknesses are. And when they take a dirty shot, how they like to do it and how for me to respond to it.”

This is a huge game for the Jets before the bye. They’ll either go into their break at 5-3 overall and 2-2 in the division or they’ll be at .500 and 1-3 in the AFC East. On his latest show, Scott implored the fans to play a factor on Sunday.

“It is important for you guys to give us the same energy that you expect from us on the football field,” he said. “You guys are our 12th man, you are our advantage. You set the tone, you set the energy within the stadium. We want you guys to weather the storm and make sure that you keep us energized.”