Getty Former New York Jets quarterback Chris Streveler celebrating with his teammates in the end zone.
It is officially the end of an era.
Adam Schefter of ESPN shared the unfortunate news on Monday, August 29 that the New York Jets are releasing popular quarterback Chris Streveler.
Jets informed QB Chris Streveler, who helped lead the team to an unbeaten preseason and also led the team in rushing yards this summer, that they plan to release him Tuesday, per source.
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What a Run
The 27 year old was simply brought in as an arm for training camp and nothing more.
With Zach Wilson, Joe Flacco, and Mike White in the quarterback room everything seemed to be secure ahead of the 2022 season.
However, everything changed after the former BYU passer went down with a non-contact injury during the Philadelphia Eagles preseason opener.
Flacco was inactive for the game and that meant the only two quarterbacks available were White and some kid named Streveler.
In the fourth quarter of a game, he was never supposed to participate in the former CFL champion went buck wild.
Streveler never received any team reps ahead of the Eagles game, but balled out anyway. He immediately caught the attention of the coaching staff and earned more reps in practice.
Then Streveler put up an encore performance once again orchestrating a last-second drive to win the game versus the Atlanta Falcons.
Heading into the preseason finale it seemed unclear if Streveler would get any playing time considering head coach Robert Saleh considered the game a “dress rehearsal” ahead of the season.
Yet Streveler got on the field and made it happen for an astonishing third time.
#Jets HC Robert Saleh said QB Chris Streveler (@cstrevy) has had ‘probably one of the greatest preseasons in the history of football’ 🤣 + said he made the decision to go for the win ‘very easy’ knowing that the ball was in his hands 😤: 🎥 @nyjets #TakeFlight #NYGvsNYJ
After the game, Saleh called it one of the best preseason in football history. Despite that, however, Streveler couldn’t overcome the circumstances of his situation.
Connor J Rogers said it well on Twitter that the former CFL product “did literally everything” in his power to make the team. It proved not to be enough and Rogers argued that it should be for someone else.
Streveler did literally everything he possibly could to make the team
If that wasn’t enough for the Jets, it should be for someone else
All in all, Streveler delivered when called upon through three preseason games:
- 24 of 33 (72 percent completion percentage)
- 177 passing yards for 5 total touchdowns
- Nine carries for 71 yards (7.88 yards per carry)
Looking Ahead
With Streveler on his way out, I’m sure the Jets would love to bring him back on the practice squad.
He is the perfect guy to have as your emergency player right at your fingertips. However, we’ll have to see if other NFL teams show interest.
Considering the scarcity of the quarterback position at this level it wouldn’t surprise me if another team decides to take a chance.
Throughout the offseason to be blunt, White was not playing well. He looked off in training camp and during his first two preseason outings.
When you pair that with Streveler’s arrow pointing up, there was a lot of buzz about potentially swapping out the third-string quarterback.
However, all that noise was crushed during the Giants game when White absolutely went off:
- 13-of-17
- 170 passing yards
- Two touchdowns
- 10 yards per attempt
- 146.7 quarterback rating
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