ESPN’s Rich Cimini believes Cooper Rush and Tyrod Taylor are options for the Jets backup quarterback job.

22 March 2026

Having missed out on Andy Dalton and Carson Wentz — tough scenes — Cimini notes that you can’t rule out another trade for the Jets to acquire a backup quarterback. But just of the available quarterbacks, these two make some sense. It’s the first bit of potential interest in Rush we’ve seen since he was released 10 days ago.