The Jets will start Bryce Petty at quarterback Sunday vs. the Rams, per multiple reports.
Usual starter Ryan Fitzpatrick is officially listed as questionable with a knee sprain. Fitzpatrick said he was optimistic he would be able to play, and Jets coach Todd Bowles said through the week that Fitzpatrick would play if he was healthy enough to do so.
Petty made his first regular season appearance last week, a brief cameo while trainers examined Fitzpatrick. He completed both passes he threw for a total of 19 yards.
Petty, 25, was a fourth-round pick in 2015. With the Jets expected to move on from both Fitzpatrick and Geno Smith after the season, Petty could get an extended audition if he can play well.
