The Jets missed Trevor Lawrence, they have to decide on Sam Darnold’s future and give up John Wolford.
Who is John Wolford?
Before being put into action by Jared Goff’s thumb operation to start and make his NFL debut in a mandatory game for the Los Angeles Rams this week, Wolford was the defender the Jets shot. from his future life to a private equity firm.
Three days before he started at Teall Capital in August 2018, Wolford, 25, signed with the Jets for the final week of the pre-season, after making a strong impression as a non-list participant in the minicamp. the debutant spring. The race lasted 10 days, which included three practices and a pre-season game against the Philadelphia Eagles, before being cut.
Odds are amassed against players signing with an NFL team as a raw rookie to complete a 90-man roster that will eventually be reduced to 53. They are even smaller for players like Wolford – considered worthy only three days trial and not a contract after the 2018 NFL draft.
So his short run behind Darnold and Josh McCown – which ended when the Jets decided to switch Wolford to free agent Davis Webb on their 2018 training team – was already a form of overtaking, given where he came from. beginning. Webb, the Giants coach and probably Eli Manning’s successor, is on the Buffalo Bills training team.
Eventually, Wolford began work on Wall Street, but could not shake the itch of football and enlightened the short-lived American Football Alliance. He threw 14 touchdown passes in eight games and caught the attention of the Rams.
After a year as Rams’ No. 3 defender – mimicking next week’s opponent in the scout team – Wolford climbed the depth chart when they didn’t sign former first-round coach Blake Bortles again. Goff has taken all 1,046 offensive photos this season, but is heading to Wolford – backed by new signing Bortles – to win and get a place in the playoffs.
Again, who is John Wolford?
Of all the defenders who came through talented Florida, Wolford was briefly the state record holder in his passing career (10,621), touchdowns (126), total touchdowns responsible for (162), offensive yardage total (13,403) and completions (706), according to Jacksonville.com. His last game was a legendary 74-73 loss in the state playoffs.
Originally hired in East Carolina, where he allegedly committed the Lincoln Riley offense – yes, the Oklahoma coach was looking for every vacant NFL head coach vacancy – Wolford overthrew and drove Wake Forest from the college’s major football remnants to a winning house game in his four years as a starter.
Wolford’s senior season was so good that social media pushed him as a subdog for the Heisman Trophy: #WhyNotJohn.
Rams fans ask – hope? – the same in week 17.