Dec 14, 2025
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Cook becomes the first rookie to start at QB for the Jets in 50 years.
The underdrafted rookie hasn't started a quarterback for the New York Jets in 50 years.
That will change Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars: Brady Cook will start for the Jets in Jacksonville, head coach Aaron Glenn announced.
Adrian Martinez was signed to the practice squad this week to play second and second base.Martinez was on the plane in training camp and then spent most of the season with the San Francisco 49ers.
"I have all the confidence (in Cook) in the world," Glenn said."That's something I've said from the beginning. He's going to be a good player in this league."
Cook caught the first NFL snaps of his career last week against the Miami Dolphins when Taylor suffered a groin injury in the first half.
He didn't get off to a good start, but he eventually settled in and nearly held the Jets to a goal late in the second half before picking off a pass intended for Adonai Mitchell, his second interception of the day.His final numbers weren't pretty — 14 of 30 completions for 163 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions — but the Jets' receivers had five passes in that game, including a John Metchi drop that would have been a touchdown.
Cook has impressed teammates and coaches with confidence in the coexistence, especially since he hasn't had one first team all season, and this was his NFL debut.
"The way he works, the time he came in the morning, he arrived, the way he goes to the meeting," he said he would start his meeting, "said the girl.
The chef sat in the second half earlier in the week and inserted a word here that brings back great memories: "ghost."
"I think when he got back out there in the second half, he definitely started to slow down," Cook said."The first few sets were definitely fast, and I think if you don't quite trust it yet that it's fast, you can add a little extra heat to protect yourself from people you can't see or ghosts or whatever, because it's fast."
For context: Sam Darnold briefly sat on the microphone during a game against the New England Patriots during which he claimed he was "seeing ghosts."
His senior season came after three years at Missouri State, including a senior season in which he had 25 touchdowns and five starts in 12 games.
Here's a fitness workout report on cooking from April:
"While not nervous, the canyon is the rest of the athlete who has put on a positive string (many options and who are willing to throw his accuracy in too many bumps and feel panicked to feel the pressure).
"Overall, Cook is made of the right stuff, with the functional athleticism and arm to hang in the pros. However, he will need to appreciate ball placement more to take the next step."
