Official Site of the Jets · Aug 27, 2015
Jets Sign 7th-Year QB Josh Johnson
Bucs Draft Choice Has Also Made Stops with Browns, Bengals & 49ers; Jakes Heaps Is Released
The Jets have signed seventh-year veteran free agent quarterback Josh Johnson today and have waived rookie free agent QB Jake Heaps .Johnson (6'3", 198) was the fifth-round pick (160th overall) of Tampa Bay out of the University of San Diego in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played his first three seasons with the Buccaneers, then made one-year stops the next three seasons with Cleveland, Cincinnati and San Francisco.
His only appearance against the Jets in the regular season was two series in relief of Andy Dalton in the 2013 road loss at the Bengals.
