The Jets have a decision to make on who Sam Darnold’s backup will be Week 1 in Buffalo.
New York re-signed quarterbacks David Fales and Mike White to the practice squad Sunday. However, only one of them will be promoted to the gameday roster next Sunday against the Bills.
The Jets have three active quarterbacks at the moment: Sam Darnold, Joe Flacco and James Morgan. Darnold is obviously the starting quarterback, while Flacco is injured. He’ll be back from injury in a few weeks, so the Jets decided to keep him on the active roster. Morgan is just a rookie with no NFL games under his belt, so the Jets want him to get some experience on the sideline before entering a game.
With new practice squad and roster rules, however, the Jets can promote a quarterback for any games that Flacco misses. More likely than not, it will be Fales who gets promoted to the active roster. He spent the majority of the 2019 season as Darnold’s backup but didn’t see any game action. Fales is familiar with the offensive system that Adan Gase runs, as he’s been with the coach throughout his NFL career.
White had a solid training camp this summer, but the Jets need someone who has some NFL experience to backup Darnold. White has yet to appear in a regular season game since being drafted in 2018 by the Cowboys.