Cade Klubnik is the Jets’ backup quarterback. Head coach Aaron Glenn confirmed the rookie fourth-round pick had won the job on August 31, after the club released Bailey Zappe and waived Brady Cook. The Jets are carrying two quarterbacks on the active roster, with Bailey Zappe re-signed to the practice squad on September 1, which…
Why the Jets keep a third quarterback: roster-spot cost, the emergency QB3 rule, Geno Smith’s age, Klubnik’s rookie status and the Zappe decision.
The Jets beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 17-0 on Friday night in Pittsburgh, and the two things worth taking from it are that Geno Smith is healthy and that the defense did not allow a point. Smith went 7-of-7 for 65 yards and a touchdown on his only series. Pittsburgh never reached the end zone against…
The Jets visit the Pittsburgh Steelers tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET in the second of three preseason games, and the headline is at quarterback: Geno Smith is expected to make his preseason debut after sitting out Week 1 with ankle soreness. Beyond him, this is the night the first unit stretches toward a full workload…
Thirteen years after New York drafted him, Geno Smith is back as the Jets’ veteran starter. How he got here, what the coaches expect, and the backup battle behind him.
The Jets opened 2026 rookie minicamp May 8 with all 8 draft picks signed. David Bailey, Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr lead the class.