The New York Jets sign quarterback Will Levis to their practice squad and release quarterback Bailey Zappe from that role, according to reports.
The move follows a recent period in which the Jets have been adjusting their quarterback situation. Newsweek frames the signing as a response to a game in which the Jets suffered an overtime collapse against the Green Bay Packers, while the Post describes the transaction more generally as a quarterback shakeup that gives Levis another opportunity. Both accounts agree on the basic roster change: Levis is added to the practice squad and Zappe is removed.
As the Jets continue to evaluate their options, the practice-squad signing places Levis in the organization in a developing capacity, while Zappe’s release indicates he is no longer part of the team’s practice squad.
