Could Ty Simpson end up in the Big Apple?
The Jets are at least taking a hard look at that possibility.
Per Field Yates of ESPN, New York has scheduled a private workout with Simpson this Friday.
Simpson just completed his Pro Day on Wednesday, which went well, by all accounts. ESPN’s Courtney Cronin noted Bears General Manager Ryan Poles was the only G.M. in attendance for the Crimson Tide’s Pro Day, though it’s unlikely he was there looking at a quarterback.
Widely regarded as one of the top QBs in the 2026 draft class, Simpson spent his entire collegiate career at Alabama. He was a one-year starter, completing 64.5 percent of his passes for 3,567 yards with 28 touchdowns and five interceptions in 2025.
The Jets hold the No. 2 overall and No. 16 overall picks in the first round, as well as the No. 33 overall pick to start the second round in this year’s draft.
The well-traveled Zach Wilson will be traveling to the NFC for the first time.
Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football reports that the Saints will sign Wilson to a free-agent deal.
Wilson, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, started 13 games as a rookie and nine in 2022. Supplanted by Aaron Rodgers in 2023, a Week 1 torn Achilles for Rodgers threw Wilson back into the fray; Wilson ultimately appeared in 12 games that year, with 11 starts.
In 2024, Wilson served as a backup to Bo Nix in Denver, after being traded by the Jets to the Broncos. Wilson didn’t play at all that year.
He signed a free-agent deal with the Dolphins in 2025. He appeared in four games with no starts. After Tua Tagovailoa was benched, rookie Quinn Ewers was elevated to the first string.
Wilson joins Tyler Shough and Spencer Rattler on the depth chart. Shough became the clear starter in 2025, given his performances after he replaced Rattler as the team’s starting quarterback.
Linebacker Cam Jones is set to change locker rooms at MetLife Stadium in 2026.
According to multiple reports, Jones has agreed to terms with the Giants. Jones spent last season with the Jets.
Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports that Jones will be signing a one-year deal with the NFC East team.
Jones played in 10 games for the Jets and saw almost all of his playing time on special teams. That was also the case when Jones was with the Chiefs during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
Jones appeared in 44 games across the two stops and has been credited with 41 career tackles.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame will honor three former assistant coaches with the Awards of Excellence. The Hall announced Monday that Mike Westhoff, Bobb McKittrick and Ted Cottrell will make up the Class of 2026.
This is the fifth class for the Awards of Excellence, with 17 assistant coaches honored in that time.
Westhoff coached in the NFL for 33 seasons, the majority of his career spent as the special teams coach of the Dolphins and Jets.
McKittrick spent 21 seasons as the offensive line coach for the 49ers and is one of four coaches who was with the team for all five of the franchise’s Super Bowl titles. Bill Walsh hired McKittrick in 1979.
Cottrell worked for six franchises over 24 seasons and is viewed as an innovator of the 3-4 defense. He helped develop several Hall of Famers, including Bruce Smith with the Bills.
The Hall previously announced winners in three other categories with Scott Berchtold, Jim Gallagher and Lee Remmel picked as public relations directors; Red Batty; Mike Davidson and Jack Noel as equipment managers; and Edward “Abe” Abramoski, Kent Falb and Michael Ryan in the athletic trainers category.
The Hall will announce winners in film and video directors category.
The ceremony honoring the Awards of Excellence winners will take place June 24-25 in Canton.
The Jets spent some time with Carson Beck on Sunday night and he’s not the only quarterback prospect they’re doing their homework on ahead of next month’s draft.
Connor Hughes of SNY reports that they also had a private workout with former Penn State quarterback Drew Allar last week. Allar broke his ankle during the 2025 season and did not do a full set of drills at the Scouting Combine earlier this year. A number of Allar’s teammates from the Nittany Lions also took part in the workouts.
While he didn’t do a full workout, Allar said at the Combine that he felt he would be able to play a game if needed.
Allar was in his third year as the starter at Penn State when he was injured. He threw 61 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while completing 63.2 percent of his passes while in college.
