FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The New York Jets' recent trade for backup quarterback Joe Flacco raised questions at the time of the deal, and those questions are bigger now that Flacco, who said last week he's unvaccinated, is on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Even though Flacco is expected to miss Sunday's game against the Houston Texans - it will be the third time he's inactive since the Oct. 25 trade - coach Robert Saleh defended the team's decision to acquire an unvaccinated quarterback for a 2022 sixth-round pick.
"I'll stand by this forever: When someone offers a sixth-round pick for a player of Joe's caliber, to me there is no risk," Saleh said Wednesday.