The Jets haven’t confirmed Monday’s multiple reports that they’re making a quarterback change, but the topic came up during media sessions with players on Monday.
While tight end Jeremy Ruckert left it to head coach Aaron Glenn to make any official proclamations about Tyrod Taylor replacing Justin Fields as the team’s starter, he was willing to share his thoughts on what Taylor can bring to the lineup against the Ravens this week.
“A guy with a lot of experience, but a lot of ability,” Ruckert said, via the team’s website. “He’s been that way since I’ve known him. First one in the building, last one out. So, a true pro to lean on when things get tough.”
Ruckert was at Ohio State with Fields and said he takes it personally to hear “all the hate” directed at Fields’ play this season while also wishing “we could do a better job to help him out.” For now, however, it appears that effort will have to be directed to helping Taylor try to lead the team to their third win of the season.
Jets cornerback Kris Boyd remains hospitalized, more than two days after a shooting in Manhattan. The shooter remains at large.
Via NBCNews.com, police said Monday that Boyd is in “critical but stable condition,” with a bullet still lodged in his lung.
The incident happened near W. 38th Street and Seventh Avenue, not far from Times Square. The shooter has not been apprehended.
Boyd and the assailant reportedly were engaged in a fight at the time the shooting happened. The article from NBCNews.com has a description and photo of the suspect.
A seventh-round pick in 2019, Boyd has played for the Vikings, Cardinals, and Texans. He signed a one-year, $1.6 million deal with the Jets in the offseason. He was placed on season-ending injury reserve in August.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Jets issued a statement noting that they are “aware of the situation” and “will have no further comment at this time.”
The Jets are adding a veteran defender.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, defensive tackle Khalen Saunders is expected to sign with New York after he was released by Jacksonville last week.
Saunders, 29, was traded from New Orleans to Jacksonville in August but appeared in just two games for the club. He recorded three total tackles in his 25 defensive snaps.
A Chiefs third-round pick in 2019, Saunders has appeared in 70 games with 32 starts in his seven seasons for Kansas City, New Orleans, and Jacksonville. He’s totaled 6.5 career sacks with seven tackles for loss and 17 quarterback hits.
The Jets are set to make a quarterback change.
According to multiple reports, they plan to start Tyrod Taylor at quarterback against the Ravens in Week 12. Justin Fields will go to the bench as a result of the move.
Head coach Aaron Glenn kept the door open for a quarterback change after last Thursday’s loss to the Patriots when he said the team is “evaluating everything” about a passing offense that has been lackluster all season. It appeared that the team was moving toward making a change ahead of their Week 8 win over the Bengals, but Taylor was ruled out during the week with a knee injury and the team won their first game of the season with Fields at the helm.
They won again against the Browns in Week 10, but Fields only had 54 passing yards in that game and then posted 116 yards on 26 attempts while also losing a fumble against the Patriots.
Taylor started one game earlier this season when Fields was out with a concussion and he replaced Fields in the second half of their Week 7 loss to the Panthers.
Jets cornerback Kris Boyd is reportedly in critical condition after he was shot early this morning.
Boyd was shot in Midtown Manhattan, on West 38th Street near Seventh Avenue around 2 a.m., according to the New York Post.
No arrests have been made and the shooting is still being investigated.
The 29-year-old Boyd is in his first year with the Jets, having signed with them in free agency in March. He has spent the entire season on injured reserve. He was originally a 2019 seventh-round pick of the Vikings out of Texas and has also spent time with the Cardinals and Texans.
The Jets are off this weekend after playing on Thursday night.
