The New York Jets took a risk on Justin Fields last offseason, and it didn't pay off this season. Fields was brought in with the thought that he could develop into the team's franchise quarterback.
If the New York Jets get the quarterback position right in 2026, they could expedite this rebuild. New York is strapped with plenty of salary cap space -- over $66 million, per Over The Cap -- and a handful of high-end draft picks thanks to the Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams trade over the next two NFL Drafts.
Over the next few months, there's going to be a lot of things said about how the New York Jets can improve. When you go 3-14 in a season with five straight losses of 23 points or more to end a campaign, that's going to be the case.
The New York Jets lost their way to the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. It’s a critical development for the Jets, who are once again expected to select a quarterback in the first round.
How many of the NFL quarterbacks to lead the league in passing touchdowns for each season since the AFL/NFL merger in 1970 can you name in six minutes?
The New York Jets aren't in the playoff this go around and now have a chance to at getting a headstart on the offseason planning. There's a lot of work, including the search for a new quarterback.
Rule changes have made passing numbers easier to compile in the modern era, and the game's top quarterbacks have taken full advantage. While the heaviest hitters are represented here, some storied postseasons by slightly lesser-celebrated QBs remain entrenched in playoff annals as well.
NFL teams without head coaching vacancies have contacted John Harbaugh. Are the New York Jets one of them? The Baltimore Ravens fired longtime head coach John Harbaugh after their season-ending loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The New York Jets were ice-cold to end the 2025 National Football League regular season, to say the least. New York lost its final five games, each by at least 23 points or more.
Quarterback is the most important position in sports. For the New York Jets, it has also been a revolving door, with no long-term answer under center over the past decade.
The New York Jets had their end of season press conference today and Jets general manager Darren Mougey was asked all of the usual questions. But the important one he answered came in regards to star running back Breece Hall.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Attention, New York Jets fans: In case you have been living under a rock throughout this 2025 season, your team has an atrocious defense. We are talking about record-setting ineptitude at all levels and across numerous metrics.
It's pretty clear what the biggest question swirling around the New York Jets is right now. The quarterback position. The quarterback job will be the difference between the Jets turning things around in 2026, or another tough season.
Over the next few weeks, we should start to get an indication on guys who could return to the New York Jets in 2026, and others who may return. Clearly, the Jets need to make some sort of change after a 3-14 season in Aaron Glenn's first campaign leading the franchise as the team's head coach.
The Jets were hardly competitive as they suffered five double-digit losses to end the season with a record of 3-14 and with a league-worst point differential of -203.
The New York Jets aren’t just rebuilding but excavating. After a season that managed to be historically bleak even by franchise standards, the 2026 NFL Draft represents more than talent acquisition.
The New York Jets have many lowlights associated with their poor 3-14 season. But one in particular stands out - the Jets became the first team in NFL history to go the entire season without recording a single interception.
The 2025 NFL season is officially over, which means many teams can now put their eyes fully toward the future. The New York Jets cemented the No. 2 overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, which means they will be firmly in the conversation for a quarterback.
The New York Jets are expected to keep Darren Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn. And their biggest decision in the 2026 offseason is undoing what they did in their first offseason together at the quarterback position.
If you thought you knew what rock bottom looked like in the NFL, the 2025 New York Jets just handed someone a shovel and said, “Hold my Gatorade.” Being a fan of “Gang Green” has never been a walk in the park, but this season was something else entirely.
The New York Jets closed the book on a miserable 2025 NFL season. Defensive end Jermaine Johnson II made sure no one misunderstood how the locker room felt about it.
According to Rich Cimini, one option to watch for the Jets to fill their defensive coordinator position is former Michigan DC Wink Martindale. Martindale
Aaron Glenn‘s first year as an NFL head coach has certainly not gone according to plan. He is set to remain in place for 2026, however. The Jets will retain Glenn for next season, Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network write.