Jets Insider Rules Out 10-time Pro Bowl Quarterback

The New York Jets' backmost hunt is connected and will characteristic 1 little rookie action arsenic nan offseason kicks off.

That is, of course, because Oregon backmost Dante Moore, who was viewed arsenic nan No. 2 backmost successful nan 2026 NFL Draft class, announced connected Wednesday that he's returning to schoolhouse for different year.

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For nan Jets, this arguably gives them much elasticity because they don't person to beryllium joined to nan thought of taking a backmost astatine No. 2 simply because it was nan anticipation astir nan league. Instead, nan Jets tin adhd different pieces early and spot which signal-caller becomes disposable to return a flyer connected aft nan No. 2 pick.

The Jets should time off their options open

No matter what happens successful nan draft, nan Jets request a seasoned action arsenic good pinch Tyrod Taylor going to free agency and Justin Fields seemingly improbable to return. Taylor could ever beryllium an option, but he's injury-prone. The Jets are apt going to request a seasoned to play a chunk of nan games adjacent twelvemonth and aft nan measurement things went down nan stretch, it whitethorn beryllium worthwhile to look elsewhere. The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt dove into nan imaginable quarterbacks connected nan committee and successful nan process quickly ruled retired 1 quarterback: Russell Wilson.

"Some quarterbacks who could break free arsenic headdress casualties see Kirk Cousins and Geno Smith," Rosenblatt wrote. "Two quarterbacks who almost surely will beryllium traded aliases trim see Kyler Murray and Tua Tagovailoa. Others who could beryllium disposable successful trades without a guaranteed way to starting connected their existent roster: Mac Jones, Jacoby Brissett, Jameis Winston, Tanner McKee, Davis Mills, Spencer Rattler and Anthony Richardson.

"So who makes nan astir consciousness for nan Jets? The Colts are apt to re-sign aliases franchise-tag Jones. Wilson won’t beryllium a Jet. Wentz, Pickett, Huntley, and Browning aren’t superior options arsenic starting quarterbacks, and it feels improbable Flacco would travel backmost astatine this constituent either."

Wilson would beryllium an intriguing action to brace pinch a rookie, for illustration he was pinch Jaxson Dart successful 2025. He's a 10-time Pro Bowler and showed he could still play earlier nan New York Giants turned to Dart, including a 450-yard detonation against nan Dallas Cowboys early successful nan 2025 season.

He's going to beryllium a free supplier this offseason, already is successful nan area aft playing for nan Giants, and has done a spot of everything successful nan National Football League. Unfortunately, he doesn't sound likely, per Rosenblatt. If that changes, nan Jets should beryllium each complete him.

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