The Jets landed their veteran backup quarterback for Aaron Rodgers and so they reached throughout city to do it.
The staff agreed to a cope with Tyrod Taylor late Monday night time, in accordance with a supply.
Taylor spent the previous two seasons with the Giants, backing up Daniel Jones.
Taylor is a 13-year veteran who has began 58 video games and performed in 92. He turns 35 in August.
He has primarily been a backup since 2018.
The knock on Taylor has been accidents. He suffered a concussion with the Giants in 2022 and had fractured ribs final season, an damage he suffered in opposition to the Jets.
Discovering a dependable backup for Rodgers was a precedence for the Jets this offseason.
Many felt the Jets season was sunk final yr as a result of they didn’t have an sufficient backup after Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon in Week 1.
The Jets had Zach Wilson backing up Rodgers and he struggled, finally getting benched in favor of Tim Boyle.
The Jets will probably be Taylor’s seventh NFL staff.
He started his profession with the Ravens the place Jets common supervisor Joe Douglas was a scout on the time they drafted Taylor within the sixth spherical out of Virginia Tech. Taylor served as a backup to Joe Flacco for 4 seasons with the Ravens.
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Taylor grew to become a starter with the Payments in 2015 beneath former Jets coach Rex Ryan. He began in Buffalo for 3 seasons earlier than going to the Browns the place he started the season because the starter earlier than getting knocked out of a sport in opposition to the Jets and being changed by rookie Baker Mayfield.
Taylor went to the Chargers in 2019 and backed up Philip Rivers for a yr earlier than starting the 2020 season as their starter.
He suffered a freak damage in Week 2 when the Chargers’ staff physician unintentionally punctured Taylor’s lung whereas giving Taylor a painkilling shot earlier than a sport. That cleared the way in which for Justin Herbert to begin.
In 2021, Taylor went to the Texans and was the starter to start the season however a hamstring damage opened the door for Davis Mills and he took the beginning job.
That led to Taylor signing with the Giants in 2022.
He changed Jones in opposition to the Bears in Week 4 of that season after Jones sprained his ankle. However Taylor suffered a concussion within the fourth quarter, his fourth concussion in 5 years.
Final season, he began 5 video games for the Giants, going 2-3. He threw for 5 touchdowns, three interceptions and 1,341 yards.
Wilson stays beneath contract with the Jets, however they’re attempting to commerce him.
They probably will add a 3rd quarterback both within the draft or by signing an undrafted free agent.
The Jets drew heavy criticism for having Wilson as their backup final season.
They didn’t signal anybody to problem him because the backup within the offseason after which waited after Rodgers went all the way down to signal anybody.
They signed Trevor Siemian three weeks into the season however continued to play Wilson into November earlier than shifting to Boyle after which going again to Wilson after two video games. Siemian ended up beginning the ultimate three video games after Wilson suffered a concussion.
