The Jets needed to come away from free agency with a veteran backup quarterback. They didn’t have to look very far, just to the other side of the town. New York signed for Giants quarterback Tyrod Taylor.
Contract details were shared by Dan Duggan of The Athletic. The deal is for two years and $12 million with $8.5 million guaranteed and a $4 million signing bonus. There are also $6 million tied into incentives, which would bring the total value of the contract to $18 million.
The Jets also added three void years to spread the signing bonus out. That amounts to just $800,000 per season. Taylor will count just $2.8 million against the salary cap in 2024 and $6.8 million in 2025. He’ll leave $2.4 million in dead money in 2026.
For comparison, Zach Wilson’s cap hit was $9.5 million in 2023 thanks to his signing bonus cap charge and his roster bonus.
A good deal at a spot the Jets desperately needed an answer at. They count afford another season like last year where they neglected the position and it cost them big time. Now they at least have a reasonable fallback option.
