The Jets have a backup plan.
The crew secured two quarterbacks to again up starter Zach Wilson this 12 months, bringing again two of his backups from final 12 months.
The crew and veteran quarterback Joe Flacco agreed to a one-year contract on Wednesday, based on his agent Joe Linta. The deal is value $3.5 million plus incentives, based on a supply.
Flacco, 37, began one sport for the Jets final season after coming over in a commerce from the Eagles on the finish of October. Flacco threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to the Dolphins. He appeared in a single different sport, throwing a landing.
The Jets additionally gave quarterback Mike White, a restricted free agent, the original-round tender, based on a supply. That's value $2.54 million. Which means the Jets would obtain a fifth-round choose in the event that they declined to match a suggestion sheet for White. The Cowboys took White within the fifth spherical of the 2018 draft.
Jets coach Robert Saleh indicated in his season-ending press convention that the Jets would carry again Flacco and White. He stated he could be vocal about wanting Flacco to return.
“I feel our quarterback room and the way in which it’s arrange now with Joe Flacco and Mike White, I do know that they’re going into contract years and all that stuff, however the setup that we had this 12 months has been splendid,” Saleh stated in January. “Bringing in Joe, I do know the surface world doesn’t see it, however Joe [Douglas, GM] bringing in Flacco for that sixth-round choose, I don’t assume anybody realizes how huge of a deal that was when it comes to simply, even for me, I didn’t count on it to be the influence that I wasn’t anticipating when it comes to simply the help, when it comes to growing the quarterback and the room on the whole. Clearly, with the room that’s arrange, it could be excellent if we will get all of them again, however once more, these are all discussions that we’ll have right here sooner or later.”
Flacco, who received a Tremendous Bowl MVP with the Ravens following the 2012 season, provides the Jets a veteran presence within the quarterback room, one thing they lacked for many of final 12 months till the commerce for Flacco.
He's a 14-year veteran who has additionally performed for the Broncos. Flacco spent the 2020 season with the Jets as Sam Darnold’s backup and began 4 video games when Darnold was injured. Flacco is fifth amongst lively quarterbacks in profession passing yards with 41,269. Simply Tom Brady, Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford have extra.
Flacco has 227 profession touchdowns and 144 interceptions. He's 98-78 as a starter however has not received a sport since 2019 with the Broncos.
White, 26, turned an in a single day sensation when he made his first profession begin final season in opposition to the Bengals. He threw for 405 yards and three touchdowns because the Jets beat the eventual AFC champs. He began two extra video games after that, however handled an harm in his second begin and was ineffective in his third and ultimate begin. He was sidelined by COVID for a great chunk of the ultimate portion of the season.
On Wednesday, the Jets additionally agreed on a one-year take care of backup offensive lineman Dan Feeney, based on a supply. In addition they gave kicker Eddy Pineiro an original-round tender, based on a supply.
The Jets additionally traded linebacker Blake Cashman to the Texans in trade for a 2023 sixth-round choose, based on a supply. Cashman was a fifth-round choose of the Jets in 2019, however he struggled to remain wholesome. Cashman performed simply 14 video games in three years and largely noticed time on particular groups.
Cashman is the most recent of former GM Mike Maccagnan’s picks to be shipped out. The Jets now have simply 4 of Maccagnan’s 34 picks nonetheless on the roster — Quinnen Williams, Chuma Edoga, Trevon Wesco and Nathan Shepherd.
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