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Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky warming up ahead of an NFL game against the New York Giants.
The New York Jets are exploring some new options at QB.
ESPN NFL Insider Jeremy Fowler revealed that one of those names is Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.
“In backup QB news, Mitchell Trubisky has garnered interest as a quality No. 2. The Titans, Bills, and Jets are among teams on the radar here,” Fowler wrote.
The Jets are likely looking to add multiple quarterbacks to the room this offseason.
Trubisky Has Been a Primary Backup for a Hot Second
The days of Trubisky being a full-time starting quarterback have long been over.
He hasn’t started more than five games in a regular season since 2020. However, he has been a reliable backup quarterback for a while.
Trubisky, 31, will turn 32 before the start of the 2026 season. He originally entered the league as the No. 2 overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
The former North Carolina product has appeared in 82 games and has made 57 starts. With those opportunities, Trubisky has completed 64.4% of his passes, has thrown for 13,028 passing yards, and has a 78 touchdown to 48 interception ratio.
He spent the first four years of his career with the Chicago Bears. In 2021, he joined the Bills as a backup QB. Trubisky got another shot at being a starter with the Pittsburgh Steelers and was there for two seasons (2022-23).
In 2024, he returned to the Bills and has been the backup to former league MVP quarterback Josh Allen.
Trubisky is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday, March 11.
How Much Would He Cost in Free Agency?
According to Spotrac’s calculated market value, Trubisky is expected to command a two-year $8.8 million deal. That $4.4 million annual salary would place him No. 39 among the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL, per Over The Cap.
An Embarrassing Jets QB Stat
How badly do the Jets need to upgrade at quarterback? A Trubisky stat can actually highlight that.
In Week 2 of the 2025 season, the Jets hosted the Bills at MetLife Stadium. Justin Fields played the majority of the game before exiting with a concussion in the fourth quarter.
He finished the game going 3-for-11 for 27 passing yards. Fields was sacked twice, had a 1.6 QBR, and averaged 2.5 passing yards per attempt.
If that wasn’t bad enough, this made it much worse.
In the middle of the game, Bills quarterback Josh Allen got punched in the face inadvertently by defensive lineman Micheal Clemons. It busted Allen’s nose, and he started to bleed. He had to be rushed off the field for a handful of plays while they cleaned him up.
Trubisky trotted out on the field and completed one pass during his brief appearance as the backup for Buffalo. The one completion he had was a 32-yarder that converted a third and long.
Trubisky finished with more passing yards with his one completion than Fields had in three-plus quarters as the starting QB of the NYJ.
It’s unclear what Trubisky’s ceiling is as a quarterback at this stage of his career in 2026, but it’ll be hard to be worse than the Jets were last season at the game’s most important position.