PHOENIX — Josh McCown may be the new quarterback on the roster, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s the Jets starter.
Speaking at the NFL’s annual meeting on Tuesday, coach Todd Bowles made it clear that there will be “heavy competition” between McCown and young incumbents Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty.
That might come as a shock to some, considering the one-year, fully guaranteed, $6-million deal the organization gave the 37-year-old McCown last week. But Bowles insisted that the competition will be wide open when players report for their offseason program, adding: “Nobody has been promised the starting quarterback job.