FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Shortly after the Jets chose a quarterback out of the University of Southern California with the third overall pick in April’s N.F.L. draft, the team’s incumbent at the position, Josh McCown, received a text from his oldest daughter, Bridget.
“He’s less than a year older than me,” she said. “Crazy.”
The 39-year-old McCown could only chuckle. He would still fight to earn the starting job for the Jets for a second straight season, but this year, he would lose that battle.
The Jets’ brain trust has decided it simply cannot wait to anoint its most promising quarterback prospect in 50 years.