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Jets Benched Their $40M Starter For 36-Year-Old Tyrod Taylor

Justin Fields signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the New York Jets. He started nine games. He went 2-7. And in Week 12 of the 2025 season, the Jets pulled him and handed the offense to 36-year-old Tyrod Taylor.

New York Jets News / Athlon Sports / May 7

Biggest Offseason Questions Still Looming for New York Jets

Professional football is now a year-round enterprise, and that continues to be the case even after free agency and the draft are done, and the news cycle begins to die down in a relative sense.

New York Jets News / New York Jets on SI / May 7

Way-Too-Early Jets 2027 Three-Round Mock Draft—And Why It Already Matters

The New York Jets made several home-run additions in the 2026 NFL draft, landing David Bailey, Kenyon Sadiq and Omar Cooper Jr. in the first round. While Jets fans should be ecstatic about the additions general manager Darren Mougey made, it doesn't completely erase concerns about the future.

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Jets OC Frank Reich turns heads with latest Geno Smith comments

New York Jets offensive coordinator Frank Reich had a strong take about Geno Smith.

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The way-too-early 2027 NFL first-round mock draft

With the 2026 draft in the books, teams are already looking toward 2027. Here's our way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, as of April 27, 2026.

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Geno Smith News / New York Jets on SI / May 6

Geno Smith Is New York's Biggest Winner of 2026 Offseason

No one is happier with the outcome of the New York Jets draft than Geno Smith. Instead of trading their premium draft capital to select Fernando Mendoza

Isaiah Oliver News / New York Jets on SI / May 6

Jets' Isaiah Oliver Replacement Plan Clear as Veteran Remains Unemployed

The New York Jets had arguably one of the best draft classes in the entire league, as they addressed multiple areas of concern and picked up players who can make an immediate impact heading into the 2026 season.

New York Jets News / New York Jets on SI / May 6

Jets Keep Setting Themselves Up to Kick Cade York to the Curb

The Jets surprisingly didn’t bring back starting kicker Nick Folk earlier this offseason, who signed a two-year deal with the Falcons. The 41-year-old Folk continued his reign as one of the most accurate kickers in the NFL last season and will now attempt field goals and extra points with his fourth team since the start of 2022.

New York Jets News / NFL on ClutchPoints / May 6

Jets player in danger of losing starting job to rookie after 2026 NFL Draft

The New York Jets have high hopes for some of their draft picks. In particular, one player stands out. But here is the Jets player in danger of losing his starting job to a rookie after the 2026 NFL Draft.

New York Jets News / The Spun / May 6

Russell Wilson Announces The Jets Have Made Him An Offer

The past couple of seasons have been some of the worst of Russell Wilson's career and it's become pretty clear that he isn't primed for a big renaissance in his late-30s like Matthew Stafford or Aaron Rodgers.

New York Jets News / New York Jets on SI / May 6

Jets UDFA Can Take Early Lead in Position Battle at Minicamp

Rookie minicamp is set to get underway later this week for the New York Jets at Florham Park, as head coach Aaron Glenn and the rest of his staff will get the chance to see this year’s rookie class up close.

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25 late-round draft picks who will impact the 2026 NFL season

The early-round picks get most of the headlines, but the later rounds are where championships are often built. These 25 late-round picks from the 2026 draft have a chance to make impacts as rookies and beyond.

Darren Mougey News / JetNation.com / May 6

How Much Will Darren Mougey Moves Improve Jets Offense?

Grounded for much of the past decade, has Jets GM Darren Mougey finally put together an offense that can rise from total embarrassment, to mere respectability with an occasional “light up the scoreboard” type of performance? The idea may not be all that far fetched in looking at the personnel the Jets have added.

New York Jets News / New York Jets on SI / May 6

3 Jets Veterans in Danger of Losing Their Jobs to Rookies

The New York Jets made a ton of notable selections in the 2026 NFL Draft, which addressed major areas of need. For the league's 29th-ranked scoring offense (17.6 PPG) and 31st-ranked scoring defense (29.6 PPG) last season, the Jets needed to start somewhere in their rebuilding effort, and it is safe to say they did that with their selections.

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New York Jets News / Jets X-Factor / May 6

Jets will push for playoffs if these 3 things bounce their way

In a league where each team plays just 17 games, it only takes a handful of bounces to completely change the narrative of a team’s season. Every year, multiple teams make the NFL playoffs that most people believed had no business being in the dance before the year began.

New York Jets News / Jets X-Factor / May 5

Is the New York Jets’ 2026 schedule as easy as SOS suggests?

While the specifics of the 2026 NFL schedule remain unknown, the New York Jets’ opponents are clear, and the strength of those opponents — at least based on last season’s record — is also understood.

Breece Hall News / NFLTradeRumors.co / May 5

Report: Jets Never Offered Breece Hall Four-Year, $60M Extension

The Jets used the franchise tag on RB Breece Hall this offseason, preventing him from hitting the open market for $14.29 million in 2026. Per Connor Hughes, the rumored four-year, $60 million offer for Hall was never on the table.

New York Jets News / Jets X-Factor / May 5

Top 10 individual skills on Jets roster: Where do G5’s hands rank?

Building a dominant NFL team isn’t just about accumulating talent; it’s about knowing how to maximize the talent you have. Each year, we see teams finish with win totals that either exceed or fall short of expectations based on their on-paper talent.

Tyrod Taylor News / New York Jets on SI / May 5

3 Jets Backup QB Targets Available After Tyrod Taylor News

The clock is slowly ticking for the Jets and their pursuit of a backup quarterback this offseason. The Jets have four quarterbacks on their roster, with Geno Smith as the starter.

New York Jets News / Jets X-Factor / May 4

New York Jets CB D’Angelo Ponds: Week 1 rookie starter?

Free agency is never the be-all and end-all for NFL roster building. The New York Jets are an excellent lesson in that. Seemingly filling a roster need on the open market doesn’t mean doesn’t necessarily mean the position is off-limits at the NFL draft.

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