Joe Flacco was ‘surprised’ by demotion to Jets’ No. 3 QB

Joe Flacco by no means noticed the Jets’ backup quarterback shuffle coming, however the veteran mentioned all the best issues in regards to the transfer on Wednesday. 

The Jets demoted Flacco to the No. 3 quarterback position final week and elevated Mike White to be Zach Wilson’s backup. The transfer was a shock after Flacco had began the primary three video games of the season whereas Wilson recovered from knee surgical procedure, then was the backup for the subsequent 4 video games. 

“After all I used to be shocked and I’m dissatisfied about it,” Flacco mentioned. “On the identical time, I’ve obtained to maintain it in regards to the staff and attempt to not be a egocentric man and make my state of affairs any extra distinctive than anyone else’s state of affairs within the locker room.” 

The quarterbacks obtained the information final week, nevertheless it was not evident to the general public until the warm-ups earlier than the Jets’ loss Sunday to the Patriots when White was taking the entire reps together with Wilson. Flacco was then inactive for the sport. The Jets have mentioned they need White to play if Wilson will get injured, so transferring him as much as the No. 2 position can put together him for that. The Jets really feel they should discover out what the 27-year-old White can do for the longer term. 

White mentioned he was blissful in regards to the transfer however was not attempting to get too caught up in it. 

“I’m attempting to not make an excessive amount of of it,” White mentioned. “By no means journey the curler coaster. By no means get too excessive, by no means get too low. It was cool, however enterprise as typical. Coming in, my course of didn’t change. My day-to-day routine didn’t change. Attempt to not make something out of the strange.” 

Now that WR Elijah Moore has remained on the Jets past the trade deadline, head coach Robert Saleh acknowledged they should discover a greater position for him. Moore performed simply 10 snaps Sunday towards the Patriots, his first recreation after demanding a commerce that by no means got here. 

“For certain we’ll discover a technique to make it possible for it balances out the best way we wish it to,” Saleh mentioned, “however on the identical time like I mentioned with Corey [Davis] being down, getting [Denzel] Mims on the market, conserving an even bigger physique out on the Z, and Garrett [Wilson is] enjoying at such a excessive degree proper now to offer him the chance to play soccer too, however you’re proper we’ve obtained to ensure we discover extra alternatives to for [Moore].” 

Davis (knee) didn’t observe Wednesday and his standing stays up within the air for Sunday. OT Duane Brown (shoulder), G Nate Herbig (hand), S Lamarcus Joyner (hip) and TE C.J. Uzomah (shoulder) had been restricted, however Saleh mentioned he expects them to play. … Rookie OLB Jermaine Johnson will probably be energetic Sunday after lacking the previous three video games following an ankle damage.