Geno Smith stood in front of three microphones on Tuesday, the first day the locker room opened to reporters in game week, and declined every invitation to make the moment about himself. The last time he started a game for the Jets, it was Week 7 of the 2016 season. Geno Smith will start for…
The Jets named six captains for the 2026 season on Thursday, September 3: quarterback Geno Smith, right guard Joe Tippmann, linebacker Demario Davis, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, defensive tackle Harrison Phillips and receiver-returner Isaiah Williams. Teammates voted. Five of the six arrived by trade or free agency, and every captain from 2025 lost the role. That…
The Jets cut to 52 players, were awarded kicker Blake Grupe and linebacker Trevin Wallace off waivers, named six captains without Garrett Wilson among them, and learned Joseph Ossai ruptured his plantar fascia. Kenyon Sadiq is practicing again. The regular season opens September 13 at Tennessee. This was the week the 2026 roster stopped being…
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…
The Jets shut out Pittsburgh 17-0 on August 21 to move to 1-1 this preseason, then lost Breece Hall to a groin strain for two to three weeks and waived kicker Cade York. The preseason finale against the Giants kicks off tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, and the roster must be cut to 53 by…
The Jets host the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on Friday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET in the preseason finale, and it is the last live evaluation before rosters cut to 53 on Sunday. Expect Geno Smith and most starters to watch in street clothes. The roster bubble decides this night, not the…
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.