The Jets lost Trevor Lawrence, they have to decide the future of Sam Darnold and let go of John Wolford.
Who is John Wolford?
Before being operated on for Jared Goff’s thumb surgery to start and make his NFL debut in a forced game for the Los Angeles Rams this week, Wolford was the quarterback the Jets dragged from their next life in a company of private capital.
Three days earlier he was supposed to start at Teall Capital in August 2018, Wolford, 25, signed with the Jets for the final week of the preseason, after making a strong impression as participant who did not participate in the spring rookie minicamp roster. The trip lasted 10 days, which included three workouts and a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles, before it was cut.
The odds pile up against players signing with an NFL team as an unwritten rookie to fill a 90-man roster that will eventually be reduced to 53. They are even smaller for players like Wolford, who are considered worthy of only three days. test and not a contract after the 2018 NFL draft.
So his short run behind Darnold and Josh McCown (which ended when the Jets decided to trade Wolford for free agent Davis Webb on their training squad in 2018) was already a way to overcome. considering where it started. Webb, the Giants coach and probably Eli Manning’s successor, is part of the Buffalo Bills practice squad.
Wolford finally began work on Wall Street, but was unable to shake off the itch of football and illuminated the short American Football Alliance. He threw 14 touchdown passes in eight games and caught the attention of the Rams.
After a year as the Rams’ No. 3 quarterback, mimicking next week’s opponent on the scoring team, Wolford faced the depth box when they failed to re-sign former first-round coach Blake Bortles. Goff has reached 1,046 offensive props this season, but is heading to Wolford (backed by the newly signed Bortles) to win and secure a spot for the playoffs.
Again, who is John Wolford?
Of all the quarterbacks that arrived in Florida, rich in talent, Wolford was briefly the state record in passing runs (10,621), touchdown passes (126), responsible touchdowns (162), offensive yards (13,403) and finishes. (706), according to Jacksonville.com. His last game was a legendary 74-73 loss in the state playoffs.
Originally committed to East Carolina, where he allegedly committed the offense of Lincoln Riley – yes, the Oklahoma coach sought for apparently all NFL coaching vacancies – Wolford turned around and led to Wake Forest from the garbage of the most important college football to a winning bowl game during his four years as a starter.
Wolford’s senior season was so good that social media pushed him as a bassist for the Heisman Trophy: #WhyNotJohn.
Rams fans wonder – hopefully? – the same in week 17.