Jets Sign 5-Year Veteran QB, Former Aaron Rodgers Backup: Report

The New York Jets have made a very curious addition during free agency.

Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network shared on Twitter that Gang Green is signing veteran quarterback Tim Boyle to a one-year deal on the open market.

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The Juicy Details on New Jets QB Tim Boyle

Boyle is 28 years of age and he will turn 29 during the upcoming 2023 season.

He initially entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers back in 2018. After an impressive preseason, the former Eastern Kentucky product made the final 53-man roster.

In his three years with the team from 2018 through 2020, Boyle appeared in 11 total games but never made a start.

The 6-foot-4, 234-pound quarterback then jumped around the NFC North spending time with both the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears from 2021 through 2022.

In Boyle’s limited NFL career to date, he has thrown for 574 passing yards, owns a three-touchdown to eight-interception ratio, and has completed 62.3 percent of his passes.

Now with the Jets, he will be reunited with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett and Boyle crossed over for two seasons in Green Bay.

Gang Green now has three quarterbacks under contract for 2023: Zach Wilson, Chris Streveler, and the aforementioned Boyle.

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Tim Boyle-Aaron Rodgers Packers Connections

Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network said with the Boyle addition the Jets now have a quarterback who can run Hackett’s offense in OTAs “in the event the other guy isn’t around yet.”

Of course, Pelissero is referencing Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The Jets and Packers have been discussing an A-Rod trade for nearly two months but nothing has become official to this point.

This Boyle addition lessens the impact of Rodgers’ potential delay in being traded to the team because of his knowledge of the offense.

On Monday, April 17 the Jets will begin its nine-week voluntary programs. Those workouts will be broken up into three different phases.

The first two weeks of the program will have limited activities built around physical rehab, strength and conditioning, and some meetings.

Things begin to ramp up in the second phase which is a three-week timeframe. This phase includes on-field workouts but will be conducted at a “walkthrough pace,” according to the NFL.

This final phase will take place as OTAs (specific schedule below). No live contact is permitted, but the league does allow 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills.

Offseason training activities schedule:

• May 22-23
• May 25
• May 30-31
• June 2
• June 5-6
• June 8-9

Finally, the Jets will host a mandatory minicamp from June 13-15 before breaking for training camp at the end of July.

If you were one of the non-believers regarding Rodgers eventually being traded to the Jets, your stock took a bit of a hit with this Boyle news.

It appears to be yet another sign that the Jets believe A-Rod will eventually be joining the team in New York despite a deal not being complete yet.

Rich Cimini of ESPN said on Twitter that Boyle and Rodgers “got along very well” during their time together in Green Bay.

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