Jets Rumors: Giants FA Tyrod Taylor to Signal 2-one year Contract to Wait on Up Aaron Rodgers

Free agent quarterback Tyrod Taylor has agreed to model with the Unusual York Jets, per NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero. The contract with the Jets is a two-one year deal, per CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson.

The frail Virginia Tech well-known person has been within the NFL since 2011, when the Baltimore Ravens selected him with a sixth-round draft risk. He served as Joe Flacco’s backup for four years sooner than engrossing on to the Buffalo Bills in free company in 2015.

Taylor started for 3 seasons in Buffalo, throwing for 51 touchdowns and splendid 16 interceptions in 44 video games. He moreover rushed for 1,575 yards and 14 ratings for the length of that span.

Taylor most particularly served because the Bills’ QB1 in 2017, when Buffalo made the playoffs for the major time in 18 seasons.

The Buffalo stint develop into the closing time Taylor served as a paunchy-time starter. He then bounced across the NFL, playing for the Cleveland Browns (2018), Los Angeles Chargers (2019 and 2020) and Houston Texans (2021) sooner than landing with the Unusual York Giants as Daniel Jones’ backup in 2022 on a two-one year deal.

Taylor didn’t peek the field worthy in 2022 however observed hundreds of action in 2023 as Jones dealt with a neck ruin sooner than later struggling a torn ACL.

Taylor completed 116-of-180 passes (64.3 percent) for 5 touchdowns (three interceptions) and 1,341 yards (7.5 YPA) over 11 video games (5 starts) in 2023. He moreover rushed for 197 yards on 38 carries (5.2 Y/A).

Taylor neglected a while with four broken ribs (two displaced), suffered against the Jets on Oct. 29. When he got right here encourage, he fell slack overnight sensation Tommy DeVito on Gargantuan Blue’s depth chart. Taylor got his job encourage, though, when head coach Brian Daboll felt the must compose a swap.

He completed the one year solid, throwing for 319 yards against the playoff-plug Los Angeles Rams sooner than tossing for 297 extra in a 27-10 have over the Philadelphia Eagles to shut the one year.

Eventually, Taylor is one in every of the NFL’s top backup quarterbacks, without stutter able to providing competent play when known as upon. He’s a twin threat who can glean his receivers downfield with ease, and he’s moreover remarkably tall at stopping turnovers. Per Skilled Soccer Reference, best probably 1.7 percent of his walk attempts have resulted in picks.

So the Jets are getting a in actuality true QB2 right here as they strengthen the encourage pause of their quarterback depth chart.