Signs are pointing toward Brady Cook starting at quarterback for the Jets in Sunday’s game against the Jaguars.
Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday, which leaves Cook as the only quarterback on the active roster who is taking part in the team’s on-field work. Cook is also on the injury report, but has been listed as a full participant with a knee injury.
The Jets signed Adrian Martinez to their practice squad and he would likely be elevated to serve as the team’s backup.
Linebacker Kiko Mauigoa (neck), tight end Mason Taylor (neck), and cornerback Azareye’h Thomas (shoulder) also missed practice. Running back Breece Hall (knee), defensive tackle Harrison Phillips (rest), linebacker Quincy Williams (hand), and tight end Stone Smartt (concussion) moved up to limited participation.
Safety Tony Adams (groin), linebacker Cam Jones (hip), and edge rusher Jermaine Johnson (rest) were full participants.
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Jets rookie quarterback Brady Cook handled the first-team reps on Wednesday with veterans Tyrod Taylor (groin) and Justin Fields (knee) out of practice.
“That does a lot for any quarterback especially with building continuity with the rest of the guys,” Jets coach Aaron Glenn said of Cook, via Eric Allen of the team website. “Set points as far as where he’s going to be at for the O-line, receiver-quarterback communication. Anytime you get reps like that with the first team with a different quarterback, it always helps. It will be good for him, but again we’ll see how this week progresses when it comes to our quarterback situation.”
Fields and Taylor were among 10 Jets who did not practice on Wednesday.
“A lot it is just maintenance for the most part, so we can get our guys rested and ready to play,” Glenn said.
Running back Breece Hall (knee), edge rusher Jermaine Johnson (rest), linebacker Kiko Mauigoa (neck), defensive lineman Harrison Phillips (rest), tight end Stone Smartt (concussion), tight end Mason Taylor (neck), cornerback Azareye’h Thomas (shoulder) and linebacker Quincy Williams (hand) also were non-participants.
Safety Tony Adams (groin) was a full participant.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is on the Jaguars’ injury report this week.
The Jaguars listed Lawrence as limited on the team’s first practice report ahead of their game against the Jets. Lawrence was 17-of-30 for 244 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s 36-19 win over the Colts. Nick Mullens played quarterback late in the game, but that was due to the score rather than an injury.
Wide receiver Parker Washington (hip), tight end Quintin Morris (ankle), left guard Ezra Cleveland (shoulder), defensive lineman BJ Green (knee), safety Andrew Wingard (concussion), and left tackle Walker Little (concussion) were also listed as limited.
Defensive tackle Arik Armstead (hand), defensive end Travon Walker (knee), and cornerback Jarrian Jones (neck) were full participants.
On the same day the Colts gave a tryout to 44-year-old quarterback Philip Rivers, they also worked out a quarterback literally half his age.
22-year-old free-agent Seth Henigan had a tryout on Tuesday, per the league’s daily transaction report.
Henigan was undrafted out of Memphis in April. He spent time with the Jaguars during the offseason and training camp. Released from the Jacksonville practice squad in September, Henigan had a tryout last week with the Falcons.
It’s one thing to lose out to another journeyman. Henigan finished second in a two-man tryout with a Hall of Fame finalst.
The best news is that Henigan has a story he can someday tell his grandkids. (And Rivers can literally do that right now.)
There will be plenty of reps for quarterback Brady Cook at Wednesday’s Jets practice.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn announced at his press conference that neither Tyrod Taylor nor Justin Fields will participate in the team’s first practice session of the week. Cook is the only other quarterback on either the active roster or the practice squad.
Glenn has not named a starter for this Sunday’s game against the Jaguars.
Taylor was knocked out of last Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins by a first-half groin injury. Fields was inactive for that game due to knee soreness, which left Cook to get his first NFL regular season action. The undrafted rookie was 14-of-30 for 163 yards and two interceptions.
Glenn said that running back Breece Hall will also miss practice with a sore knee. Isaiah Davis, Kene Nwangwu, and Khalil Herbert are the Jets’ other backs.
The Jaguars won their fourth straight game on Sunday and took over first place in the AFC South by beating the Colts 36-19 at home, but they weren’t feeling the love in the locker room after the game.
Head coach Liam Coen said he doesn’t “know if we’ll ever really get” the respect that should come with a 9-4 record, but said he doesn’t think it’s a bad thing because “our guys just keep finding ways to get a little bit pissed off and go play their tails off and execute” each week. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence also thinks it helps the Jaguars remain focused on the task at hand.
“We all feel like we’re a really good team and probably don’t get the credit we deserve,” Lawrence said, via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com. “Everybody talks about every other team — and even in our own division, it’s all these other teams that are going to go win the division and do all these things and nobody really cares about the Jags, which is fine. It’s kind of just how it is and we’ll use it as a chip on our shoulder and keep playing. It doesn’t really matter.”
The Texans are going for their fifth straight win on Sunday night and beating the Chiefs in Kansas City would ensure them a big slice of the Monday morning spotlight. They would still be behind the Jaguars, however, and that’s how things will look as long as the Jaguars keep taking care of their business.
The Colts have lost starting quarterback Daniel Jones for the rest of the season.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Jones suffered a torn Achilles tendon during the first half of Sunday’s game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.
It was a non-contact injury. As the source put it, Jones and the Colts knew immediately that it was torn. Jones nevertheless walked to the locker room after the injury occurred.
The injury thrust Riley Leonard into the starting job. Tight end Tyler Warren became the emergency option.
The Colts lost, 36-19, falling to 8-5. They’ve now lost four of five and risk slipping out of the playoff picture. They’d be the sixth team since the merger to miss the playoffs after starting 7-1 or better, and the first to fail to qualify since the playoff field was expanded to seven teams per conference.
After looking like the AFC South favorites all season, the Colts are now in serious trouble after a disastrous day in Jacksonville.
The Colts lost to the Jaguars 36-19, but that wasn’t the biggest loss they suffered: They also lost quarterback Daniel Jones to an Achilles injury that will likely end his season, and now they’re stuck with rookie Riley Leonard down the stretch.
After starting the season 7-1, the Colts are now 8-5, and without Jones it’s easy to envision them losing all four of their remaining games, which are against the Seahawks, 49ers, Jaguars again and Texans. This team, which once looked like a Super Bowl contender, could easily finish 8-9 and out of the playoffs.
The Jaguars are now 9-4, and they’re the clear favorites in the AFC South. Trevor Lawrence turned in a solid game today, completing 17 of 30 passes for 244 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The Jaguars need Lawrence to keep playing like that down the stretch.
If he does, we’ll likely see a playoff game in Jacksonville in January. While the Colts can only watch and wonder what might have been.
The Colts have lost quarterback Daniel Jones for the day due to an Achilles injury. The backup, rookie Riley Leonard, has taken over.
So who’s behind Leonard?
As explained by CBS during the Colts-Jaguars broadcast, the next man up would be rookie tight end Tyler Warren.
Warren was a high-school quarterback. He played the position from time to time at Penn State, and he has taken some snaps at the position in his rookie year.
The Colts have Brett Rypien on the practice squad. Only players on the active, 53-man roster can serve as the emergency third quarterback.
Anthony Richardson, the fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft, is on injured reserve. Earlier this week, coach Shane Steichen said Richardson still hasn’t been cleared after suffering an orbital fracture during a freak accident in the locker room prior to the October 12 game against the Cardinals.
The Colts will need to add a quarterback, if Jones’s Achilles injury impacts him beyond today.
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones suffered what looked like a serious lower leg injury in the first quarter of today’s game in Jacksonville.
Jones, who was playing through a fracture in his left leg, dropped back to pass and fell down without anyone touching him. On the ground he grabbed his right ankle near the Achilles tendon and shook his head as if he believed he had just suffered a bad injury.
After a break, Jones was able to walk to the locker room under his own power, rather than getting carted off the field. The Colts announced that he is out for the game with an Achilles injury.
It’s been a comeback season for Jones, who signed a one-year contract with the Colts in the offseason and has been playing some of his best football this season. He looked poised to sign a lucrative contract in 2026, but this injury may change that.
Rookie sixth-round draft pick Riley Leonard is now the only quarterback available to the Colts, so he’ll take the helm for the rest of the game.
