Should Jets Sign This Recently Released Pro Bowl QB?

Why shouldn’t the Jets consider bringing aboard 27-year-old QB Tyler Huntley, who was released by the Cleveland Browns on Sunday?

Even if Gang Green is only planning to keep two quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster, Huntley would be a worthwhile guy to stash on the practice squad with Cook — insurance against further injuries to Taylor, or worse, an injury to Fields.

Huntley is no slouch. He earned a Pro Bowl appearance in 2022 as a member of the Baltimore Ravens and has rushed for 644 yards and five touchdowns in his career, making him a dual-threat QB who might be able to pull off some of the play designs offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand is drawing up for Fields.

Huntley has 25 regular-season appearances under his belt, including 14 starts (5-9 record). He also started a playoff game for Baltimore in 2022. He was 2-3 in starts for the Miami Dolphins last season.

With a career completion percentage of 64.6 and the capacity to be a threat on the ground, Huntley definitely clears the bar for a QB3, and you have to think the Jets are at least monitoring his market.

The Jets will begin their 2025 campaign — and the Aaron Glenn era — at home against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 7. It will be a meaningful game for Fields, who was benched by Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin last season in favor of Russell Wilson, a situation that is said to have contributed to Fields’ departure from Pittsburgh.

Glenn and the Jets’ leadership believe that Fields can be the quarterback of a winning team. That remains to be seen, as does New York’s contingency plan for if Fields and/or Taylor miss time this season.