NY Jets’ Jordan Travis drama keeps getting messier with latest twist

The NY Jets are hoping to see a healthy Jordan Travis return to the field in 2025 and compete for a spot in the team's new-look quarterback room, but his sophomore NFL season is already off to a less-than-ideal start.

Travis missed his entire rookie season after suffering a setback from a leg injury sustained late in his senior year at Florida State. The Jets have been blamed for mishandling his recovery, adding unnecessary drama surrounding their third-string quarterback.

ESPN’s Rich Cimini recently shared quotes from Travis' agent, Deiric Jackson, who blamed the Jets for rushing Travis back too soon and causing the setback. Jackson claims the Jets "tried to rush him" and that there was "pressure on the coaching staff" to get Travis back on the field sooner than expected.

The Jets have denied this claim, insisting they "adhered to the rehab plan created by Travis' surgeon, orthopedist Robert Anderson." That hasn't stopped the drama from escalating, however.

Jordan Travis scrubs social media of NY Jets references after recent drama

Shortly after Cimini's report and Jackson's comments, fans noticed that Travis had wiped his X (formerly Twitter) account of any reference to the Jets. His profile now features a solid black profile picture with no mention of his current team.

The timing of this change is certainly notable, given his apparent frustration with the organization's handling of his rehab process. It's become commonplace in sports for players frustrated with their team to wipe their social media profiles, and it appears that Travis is following that trend.

A fifth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Jets expected this past season to essentially be a redshirt year for the former Florida State standout. Travis suffered a serious leg injury late in his senior season and was forced to miss all of OTAs and training camp.

According to his agent, Travis seemingly expected to be ready in time for the regular season but suffered a setback that caused him to miss his entire rookie year.

Travis is unlikely to figure into the Jets' quarterback plans in 2025. He will likely enter the summer competing for the team's third-string quarterback job with a real chance that he might not even be on the team's Week 1 roster.

That’s what makes this unnecessary drama even more frustrating. It’s not a good look for either the Jets or Travis and is unlikely to lead to a positive outcome for either side. It's just a needless distraction as the Jets attempt to instill a new culture under Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey.

Travis will hope to put this speed bump behind him as he takes the field for the first time in a Jets jersey this spring. Until then, it's probably best to avoid adding more fuel to the fire.

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