Heading into the offseason, the NY Jets’ team needs were quite clear. The team needed to completely rebuild the offensive line. The wide receiver position needed to be addressed as did the cornerback position.
There’s another position that needs to be addressed, however, that hasn’t received as much attention and that would be a backup quarterback.
Entering his third year in the NFL, Sam Darnold is still believed to be a franchise-type quarterback for the Jets despite an up-and-down start to his professional career.
In other words, the Jets aren’t looking for a starting signal-caller to replace Darnold, but the team needs to add some depth behind him, especially when taking into account the fact that he’s missed time due to injury/illness in both of the previous two years.