Christian Hackenberg had a rookie season to forget with the New York Jets, but perhaps all the bad press he has received is not an indication of how the team envisions his future.
The Jets signed Josh McCown to a one-year contract on Monday, and the veteran quarterback could be asked to lead the team in an obvious bridge year. Now that they have seemingly settled for a mediocre option, you have to wonder if the Jets feel their quarterback of the future is already on the roster. According to an NFL source that SNY’s Ralph Vacchiano spoke to, that guy is Hackenberg.
“I think they might already have their quarterback,” the source said. “I think they’re committed to (Christian) Hackenberg.”
New York didn’t even attempt to sign Mike Glennon, who was considered the best QB on the free agent market this offseason. They also haven’t shown any interest in Colin Kaepernick or made an attempt to trade for a potential starter. The Jets have the No. 6 overall pick in the upcoming draft, so they could be in position to take Mitch Tribusky — whom they are supposedly enamored with — or another top QB prospect.
As Vacchiano notes, the Jets did not draft Hackenberg in the second round last year just to give up on him in year two. McCown likely won’t stand in the way of Hackenberg getting a shot at some point in 2017, no matter what certain members of the Jets organization have supposedly said about the 22-year-old.
