FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – The Jets finally signed a veteran quarterback to help rookie Zach Wilson.
Josh Johnson, a former fifth-round pick of Tampa Bay in 2008, joined the Jets’ quarterback group on Wednesday. He threw his first NFL pass in 2009 and hasn’t thrown once since 2018. But the 35-year-old Johnson is the only quarterback on the Jets who has taken a snap in the NFL.
Coach Robert Saleh and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur felt very comfortable with Johnson because he was on the 49ers' practice squad last year. Saleh said Johnson knows the "hows" and "whys" of the system that LaFleur brought with him from San Francisco.