The New York Jets are forced to make another quarterback shuffle this season. The team just announced that Mike White, who was the Jets’ starter in the last three games, will miss the upcoming game against the red-hot Detroit Lions due to a rib injury. He will be replaced with second-year signal caller Zach Wilson, who was the team’s third-string QB just a week ago.
White got hurt in a 12-20 loss against the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, with tests showing he has fractured ribs. The 27-year-old player initially planned to play through the injury but wasn’t cleared for contact in time for that to be an option.
“It’s gotten to the point where we could drag this out to Sunday, but this is one of those deals we have to do what’s best for the player and protect the player from the player,” said the Jets’ head coach Robert Saleh.
The New York Jets will now roll with Wilson, who is having one of the more eventful seasons for a QB in recent memory. The last year’s second-overall pick missed the first three games of the season due to an injury but was considered the undisputed starter upon his return in Week 4.
However, a string of bad performances, including just nine completed passes in a 3-10 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 11, caused Wilson to lose his job. The 23-year-old player then spent the last three weeks as a third-string quarterback making a rapid rise on the depth chart following White’s injury.
In seven starts this season, Wilson completed 55.6% of his passes, throwing for 1,279 yards, four touchdowns, and five interceptions.
