Jordan Travis won’t find yourself continuing as a Jets reserve quarterback right into a second season. He has informed the team of an intention to retire.
The previous Florida State quarterback, who suffered a gruesome ankle injury in November 2023, will land on the Jets’ reserve/retired list. Chosen in last yr’s fifth round, Travis said medical personnel have advised he leave the sport.
“On November 18, 2023, my life took an unexpected turn,” Travis said in a press release. “I gave the whole lot I needed to the rehab process but despite all my efforts, my leg never responded the way in which we hoped. After much prayer and consultation with the doctors, medical examiners and my agent, I’ve been medically advised to retire from the sport I really like so deeply.”
Multiple updates coming out of Recent York indicated Travis’ rehab route had not advanced because the team hoped. Then-interim HC Jeff Ulbrich said Travis had endured multiple setbacks during his rehab, and a pre-draft offering added that the team’s former coaching staff can have played a job in the hassle not going easily. Travis’ agent said the pressure on last yr’s coaching staff led to the team rushing the rookie, and the previous high-end college passer’s ankle didn’t respond well.
Whatever the timeline, it definitely appears Travis suffered a career-ending injury nearly 18 months ago. That injury kept Florida State out of the 2023 College Football Playoff field, which remained a four-team bracket that yr, and hurt the QB’s draft stock. While Hendon Hooker rebounded to grow to be the Lions’ backup QB last yr, after a November 2022 ACL tear affected his draft stock, Travis won’t be as fortunate. Travis sustained a fractured and dislocated ankle early in a game against Division I-FCS North Alabama, and extensive fallout emerged.
Travis, who transferred from Louisville to Florida State during a six-year college stay, spent last season on the Jets’ reserve/NFI list. He ended his Seminoles profession No. 1 at school history in total offense (10,655 yards) and touchdowns (99), breaking former Heisman winner Chris Weinke‘s profession records. Florida State had began 10-0 on the back of its veteran starter. When Travis went down, he was sitting on a 20-2 TD:INT ratio. The Jets believed he might have been a Day 2 pick had the injury not occurred, SNY’s Connor Hughes tweets.
The Jets have Tyrod Taylor positioned as Justin Fields‘ backup. While rumors endured the team could use a Day 2 or Day 3 pick on a passer, no move materialized. One season stays on Taylor’s contract. Second-year UDFA Adrian Martinez can be on the team’s roster at quarterback.
