On Tuesday afternoon, the New York Jets made a major move at the quarterback position, signing veteran quarterback Trevor Siemian to their practice squad, bolstering the team’s depth, talent, and experience at the position after losing future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a season-ending ankle injury earlier this month. But even if he’s on the roster, he won’t be playing this week.
During his weekly press conference on Wednesday, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh announced that Trevor Siemian would be inactive for this week’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Though Saleh did praise the new quarterback, calling him a “quick learner.”
“He’s obviously got a lot of games under his belt. He’s a quick learner, a quick study from my understanding. Just giving the ability to come on the practice squad and help us out was the best decision for us,” Saleh said according to Pro Football Talk.
Obviously, this is a pretty important announcement to anyone who thought he might immediately replace Zach Wilson, who has struggled this season. As a result, people had plenty to say about it on social media.
Quick learner can't learn quick enough so is inactive. Just made me laugh.
— Dave Sobey 🏈👀🎧 (@Sobey1Kenobi) September 27, 2023
Siemian’s a quick learner and will quickly learn he’s on a mess of a team. But he’ll be starting soon.
— Jim Weiss (@JJWeiss1) September 27, 2023
So, not that quick https://t.co/DKEFp3LoO5
— Matthew Skalak (@skalakattack) September 27, 2023
Zach Wilson’s job is safe… for now 🤔 https://t.co/tqlLcsHtnl
— Fantasy Life App 📱🏈 (@FantasyLifeApp) September 27, 2023
He’s should start Week 5 in Denver
— Eric Snyder (@_EricSnyder_) September 27, 2023
he will be out ther against Denver. that and the Giant games are must wins. After the Giants game, only the Bills on the road and Phins are going to be highly unlikely chances to win. Siemian will have a chance to get them to 8-9 wins. So he needs to be in for Denver.
— defunct account. (@torybutlerrang1) September 27, 2023
The Jets have publicly expressed confidence in Zach Wilson following Rodgers’ injury. It will be interesting to see if the addition of Siemian changes that.
