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Joe Namath wants Christian Hackenberg to win Jets QB job

New York Jets legend Joe Namath is rooting for a rather surprising competitor to win the team’s quarterback job. Namath is pulling for second-year quarterback Christian Hackenberg to take over the job instead of veteran Josh McCown. …

Report: Jets are ‘committed’ to Christian Hackenberg

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 …

Member of Jets organization on Christian Hackenberg: ‘He will never make it’

New York Jets rookie quarterback Christian Hackenberg did not play a single snap in 2016, but but didn’t stop people from bashing him like he is the reason the team fell flat on its face. With all the information leaking out about …

Christian Hackenberg responds to anonymous Jets coach ripping him

Christian Hackenberg has had a rookie season to forget, and the organization that drafted him has not made life any easier on the former Penn State star. Earlier in the week, ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed that he was told by an anonymous coach …

Todd Bowles

Todd Bowles: Jets are ‘probably getting killed’ if Christian Hackenberg plays

It sounds like, despite injuries and poor play to their other quarterbacks, the New York Jets would still much rather avoid throwing Christian Hackenberg into the fire. The rookie quarterback has been buried on the depth chart all season, and coach …

Todd Bowles

Annoyed Todd Bowles bats away questions about Christian Hackenburg, Bryce Petty

With Geno Smith done for the season and Ryan Fitzpatrick struggling, the New York Jets are dealing with some questions about their quarterbacks. One of those questions is who the No. 2 quarterback is, because injuries and struggles dictate that they …

Christian Hackenberg ends preseason with historically bad performance

New York Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg, whom the team selected in the second-round of the 2016 NFL Draft, had not had a solid preseason leading up to Thursday’s finale against the Philadelphia Eagles. He sat out Gang Green’s first …

Todd Bowles tight-lipped as to why Christian Hackenberg getting no game time for Jets

It does not sound as if things are going terribly well for Christian Hackenberg in New York. Jets coach Todd Bowles has benched the rookie for the team’s first two preseason games, and he isn’t saying why. “Coach’s …

Bryce Petty

Bryce Petty on competing with Christian Hackenberg: ‘I’m not going to be a d—‘

It would be hard for Bryce Petty to look at the New York Jets’ decision to draft a quarterback in the second round this year as anything other than a demonstration of the team’s lack of confidence in him, but that doesn’t mean the …

Christian Hackenberg reportedly looking unimpressive at Jets OTAs

If you were still thinking that Christian Hackenberg might be an option for the New York Jets if Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn’t work out, it’s probably time to let go of that notion. According to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Hackenberg has looked …

Eric Decker Jets

Eric Decker ‘surprised’ by Christian Hackenberg pick: Jets have other needs

Eric Decker is among the New York Jets veteran players who want the team to re-sign Ryan Fitzpatrick, which is why the wide receiver does not seem thrilled about using a second-round draft pick on a quarterback. Decker said Tuesday that he was …

Jon Gruden will be ‘shocked’ if Christian Hackenberg is not first round pick

Amidst all the talk of Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, there is another quarterback in the draft that Jon Gruden feels is being overlooked. Gruden spent some time with Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg, and the former coach and current ESPN …

Christian Hackenberg reportedly blaming James Franklin for struggles during interviews

Former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg is reportedly throwing coach James Franklin under the bus over his regression, and NFL teams don’t think much of that. Hackenberg was brought to Penn State by Bill O’Brien and had a great …

Christian Hackenberg declares for NFL Draft, thanks everyone but James Franklin

Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg rather unsurprisingly declared for the NFL Draft after the team’s bowl loss on Saturday, but what he didn’t say afterward raised some eyebrows. Hackenberg thanked many of those who had been …

Christian Hackenberg drills ref in head with pass (Video)

Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg nailed the umpire in the face with a pass on Saturday, and it had to hurt. We occasionally get a reminder that being the on-field umpire is a hazardous job given their positioning, and Hackenberg uncorked …

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