Jets Sign QB Bailey Zappe to Futures Deal

By Glenn Naughton Published: January 12, 2026

The Jets have added free agent quarterback Bailey Zappe by signing the signal caller to a futures deal. The former New England Patriot last took live snaps in 2024 with the Browns.

Per @TomPelissero, the Jets are signing QB Bailey Zappe to a futures deal.

Zappe has played in the NFL for four seasons and played with the Chiefs in the preseason last year before joining the Browns' practice squad. pic.twitter.com/IzLMWTfrrx

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There’s a very real chance that current quarterbacks Justin Fields, Tyrod Taylor and Brady Cook could be moved along this offseason with the Jets looking to add multiple QBs. Zappe has played in fifteen career games (9 starts), throwing 12 touchdowns to 14 interceptions with a 62.1% completion percentage.

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