Tyrod Taylor’s stay in the Big Apple has come to a close.
After four years split as a backup QB for the Giants and Jets, Taylor signed with the Green Bay Packers to play behind Jordan Love, the team announced Monday. The Packers released Desmond Ridder in a corresponding move.
It will be Taylor’s seventh team in the NFL as he enters Year 15.
Backup quarterback is a critical position for the Packers, arguably more than most, as Love missed multiple games each of the last two seasons.
Taylor played in six games last season (four starts) for the Jets last season and threw five touchdowns with five interceptions.
The Jets went 1-3 with him as a starter.
Taylor will take over for Malik Willis as the Packers’ backup, as Willis starred for the Packers in an expanded role while Love missed time with an injury, earning a massive contract from the Dolphins to take their first-string job.
Coach Matt LaFleur used Willis in a dual-threat role, where the Packers ran plenty of run-pass-option plays when Love was out with an injury.
The Packers would likely utilize Taylor in a similar role to give the defense a new look if Love is out with an injury.
Green Bay is looking to transform its offense in 2026, as the team let receivers Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks go this offseason, with the hope that Matthew Golden will step into a starring role this year.
Taylor told noti.group’s Jenna Lemoncelli in April that he views his career as a “story of perseverance” after multiple injuries nearly ended his career in Los Angeles.
He was poised to be the starter for the Chargers in 2020 until a team doctor, administering a pain-killer injection for cracked ribs, punctured his lung and saw the team hand the reins to Justin Herbert, who has yet to relinquish the job.
The 36-year-old began his career with the Ravens in 2011, winning a Super Bowl two seasons later playing behind Joe Flacco. He earned his only Pro Bowl nod in 2015 after moving on to the Bills, and went on to stints with the Browns, Chargers and Texans before joining the Giants in 2022.
Over 100 career games (62 starts) Taylor has racked up a 29-31-1 record, throwing for 13,033 yards, 73 touchdowns and 34 interceptions. He’s added another 2,424 yards rushing and 20 rushing touchdowns.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
