\u201cI don\u2019t think there is any drop-off as far as what we want to do when it comes to play call,\u201d head coach Aaron Glenn said. \u201c[They are] similar when we talked about skill set, so that was enticing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor is one of the league\u2019s top backup quarterbacks, with 58 career starts over 14 seasons. <\/p>\n
His playing style is aggressive, which can lead to extreme highs and lows, but the real issue preventing him from keeping a starting job has been an inability to stay healthy, because he leaves himself vulnerable to big hits when scrambling.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s going to let it loose,\u201d cornerback Brandon Stephens joked of Taylor\u2019s big arm.<\/p>\n
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Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor throws during minicamp on July 24, 2025 in Florham Park, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n
Taylor reportedly has had four concussions over the past six years, and a rib injury landed him on the bench behind undrafted rookie Tommy DeVito with the 2023 Giants after starter Daniel Jones was sidelined.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe leadership that he brings,\u201d Glenn said, \u201cwe\u2019re all good.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, if Glenn were fully sold, then he could\u2019ve stuck with Taylor as a cheap starter in his first season. <\/p>\n
The Jets instead signed Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract and named him the starter without holding a competition.<\/p>\n
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Justin Fields (7) and Tyrod Taylor (2) run during Jets training camp practice on July 24, 2025 in Florham Park, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n
Taylor, 35, was one of the few inherited Jets players in his 30s to survive Glenn\u2019s offseason youth movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI played against him before, and you could just tell the players really gravitate to him,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cWhen he says something, everybody really listens \u2014 even the coaching staff. He knows what it takes to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Fields doesn\u2019t suffer a setback, the Jets can operate with Taylor, Brady Cook and Adrian Martinez while adding a practice arm for training camp. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
If his absence extends longer than expected, then a bigger move could be needed, though Cousins carries a prohibitive $27.5 million salary.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have Tyrod come in and be the vet he is,\u201d receiver Josh Reynolds said, \u201cit\u2019s no problem at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a rough day for kickers Caden Davis and Harrison Mevis, who are competing to replace the released Greg Zuerlein. Neither has attempted an NFL regular-season field goal.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m not about to just panic over the first day of our guys kicking,\u201d Glenn said. \u201cI\u2019m going to talk to those guys, and we\u2019re going to keep swinging at it. And we\u2019ll pick the best one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rookie fourth-round pick Arian Smith is making an impression on fellow receiver Reynolds, who is familiar with the offensive scheme from his Lions days.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe takes a lot of stuff in,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good student, and he transfers it to the field. That\u2019s good for rookies because [for] a lot of them, it\u2019s hard to transfer it to the field from the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Jets won\u2019t be calling the Falcons about trading for Kirk Cousins just yet. In the immediate aftermath…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[7,226,493,1917,255,2321,2097,6,9,11863],"class_list":{"0":"post-234702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-jets","10":"tag-justin-fields","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-jets","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkjets","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-tyrod-taylor"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114913311371912053","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}