Joe Flacco will start at quarterback for the New York Jets against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Rich Cimini on Wednesday.
Mike White threw four interceptions in last week’s 45-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Rookie Zach Wilson, meanwhile, has yet to return from a second-degree PCL sprain.
Wilson ran sprints and threw a lot of passes during the pregame warm-ups prior to the Bills game, but coach Robert Saleh has been noncommittal as to when the No. 2 overall pick would return.
Flacco was acquired in a trade with the Eagles on Oct. 25. His experience is likely a factor in the decision with the Jets to face Miami’s blitz-heavy defense.
He served as Sam Darnold‘s primary backup in New York last season, starting four games when Darnold went down with a shoulder injury. The Jets lost all four, as Flacco struggled in three of the four.
The Jets did not re-sign the free agent following the 2020 season.