Chris Streveler

Streveler, best known for his preseason heroics, has earned a brief promotion to the Jets' active roster ahead of Thursday's game.

Streveler has seven games of NFL experience under his belt, all coming with the Arizona Cardinals over the prior two seasons. The pair will return to the practice squad after the game, the team confirmed. Jets fans are no doubt intrigued by the return of Streveler, who became a metropolitan gridiron folk hero of sorts for his stellar preseason play over the summer.

Chris Streveler had 25 career NFL passes before Thursday night. For the New York Jets, he's mostly a gadget quarterback who can run it a bit.

The Jets have benched Wilson in the third quarter in favor of Streveler, who was elevated for Thursday's game from the practice squad. New York had only ...

It’s hard to imagine the Jets will go back to Wilson in this game. But on the next fourth-and-2, Streveler’s pass was incomplete and the Jets didn’t come away with points. Chris Streveler is in.

Quarterback Zach Wilson was benched during the third quarter of Thursday night's game vs. the Jaguars as the Jets turned to Chris Streveler.

Saleh said he feels that Wilson "has gotten better" since his return "but obviously we got to go show it on the football field. I got to put them in a better position." The Cardinals waived him in November 2021 and he spent the rest of the season on the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad. "One thing led to another, he gave us a spark and we just wanted to keep it going," Saleh said. The 6-foot-1, 217-pound signal-caller transferred to South Dakota for his final two seasons and went undrafted in the 2018 draft. From there, Streveler signed with the Arizona Cardinals and made his NFL debut on Sept.

The Jacksonville Jaguars did enough to beat the Chris Streveler-led New York Jets on Thursday Night Football, win their seventh game of the 2022 season.

Outside of his lost fumble early in the game, he was able to move the ball efficiently on a day in which the weather didn’t make it easy to throw the ball. With two games to go, they have a realistic shot at winning the AFC South. You know it didn’t go well when he was benched in favor of Chris Streveler, a quarterback that spent two years in the Canadian Football League after going undrafted in 2018.

In a shocking move, the New York Jets benched quarterback Zach Wilson in the third quarter of their Thursday Night Football game against the...

However, rookie running back Breece Hall suffered a season-ending torn ACL in Week 7 against the Denver Broncos, leading to more of a reliance on the passing game. Upon his return in Week 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Jets embarked on a four-game winning streak, largely due to their strong defense and rushing attack. The Jets struggled to move the ball with Wilson under center, and it was clear that a change was needed as the fans grew restless.

The Jets will have quarterback Chris Streveler available for Thursday night's game against the Jaguars. Streveler was elevated from the practice squad to ...

He played in seven games for the Cardinals over two seasons. He ran for 1,167 yards and 22 touchdowns in two CFL seasons before joining the Cardinals in 2020. Streveler was elevated in Week Eight as well, but did not play in that game.

The Jets later re-signed Streveler to the practice roster but have since struggled at the quarterback position, with former second-overall NFL Draft pick Zach ...

The CFL fan favourite rose to prominence in two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2018-19), completing 65 percent of his passes for 2,698 yards, 19 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. New York previously teased the possibility of specific packages for the mobile Streveler but has yet to implement it in live game action. The Jets previously elevated the 27-year-old for their Week 8 loss to the New England Patriots, though he did not see game action as the fourth-string quarterback.

As boos rained down at MetLife Stadium, the Jets benched Zach Wilson for Chris Streveler in the midst of a 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday ...

[Baltimore Ravens](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/BAL/baltimore-ravens/) practice squad. He made his [NFL](/nfl/) debut the same year, playing one snap and rushing for 3 yards. After going 9-for-18 for 92 yards and one interception, the Jets had seen enough and sent him to the sidelines, hoping to catch lightning in a bottle in Streveler's first regular-season appearance. In February 2022, he signed with the [Miami Dolphins](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/MIA/miami-dolphins/) practice squad, but was waived in May, paving his way to join the Jets. [Arizona Cardinals](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/ARI/arizona-cardinals/) in 2020. [Jets](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/NYJ/new-york-jets/) benched [Zach Wilson](/nfl/players/2960892/zach-wilson/) for [Chris Streveler](/nfl/players/3157672/chris-streveler/) in the midst of a 19-3 loss to the [Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/JAC/jacksonville-jaguars/) on Thursday night.

Zach Wilson said he didn't blame Jets fans for booing him in Thursday night's loss to the Jaguars and understood why coach Robert Saleh benched him for ...

We have to help him and it starts with coaching." It was the first time that Wilson was replaced in-game in a non-injury situation. 23, he was benched for the first time in his life after a 77-yard passing day against the Wilson remained on the sideline, ready to return to the game, but he never got the call. "Man, I don't know," he said. You could see that was the most we moved the ball all day, so you can't blame him." "We were trying to change up to get the run game going," Saleh said. Thursday night, he was replaced by a journeyman whose claim to fame was three come-from-behind wins in the preseason. So we wanted to give him an opportunity to finish the drive. "Yeah, it's [tough]," Wilson said of the booing fans. Coach Robert Saleh said he didn't consider benching Wilson at halftime even though they had only 66 total yards and trailed 13-3, but he removed him with 3:31 remaining in the third quarter. He said he went to Streveler with hope that his running ability would spark their dormant ground game.

Earlier this week, Streveler was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Thursday night's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at ...

Streveler, after short stays in the NFL with Arizona, Baltimore and Miami, eventually won a roster spot with the Jets after a strong preseason. He added: "You're just trying to make positive yards and get the ball moving." The Jets' last series ended when Streveler's fourth-down pass intended for Wilson failed to connect with 1:40 left in the game. "You always just try to move the ball and score points," Streveler said. Streveler entered with a package of plays that was installed specifically for him in the face of the extreme wind and rain. It was the Jets' best drive of the night, a run-heavy, 73-yard, 8:07 march to the Jaguars 13 before his fourth-down pass went incomplete.

The New York Jets replaced Zach Wilson with Chris Streveler in an ugly loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday Night Football.

New York now has just an 8% chance to make the playoffs, according to But once the offense started clicking with Streveler under center, New York opted to keep Wilson on the bench. Streveler remained in the game for New York's final two possessions, which ended in a Garrett Wilson fumble and a turnover on downs at Jacksonville's 34. His previous seven NFL appearances all came as a backup with the Cardinals. He's spent time with the Jets, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins organizations since 2020. He completed 9 of 18 passes for 92 yards and one interception, drawing loud boos from the home crowd at MetLife Stadium on multiple occasions.

Zach Wilson struggled mightily during the Jets' loss to the Jaguars, and New York fans were elated when backup Chris Streveler replaced him.

zach wilson has lost the trust of the Jet fanbase. Jets fans seem to be more than frustrated in the opinion of former Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis. What a referendum on Zach Wilson that Jets fans were elated over this horrendous throw that cost the team a walk-in TD just because it was for positive yards.— Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) Perhaps worst of all for Wilson was the reaction to his benching. it will be very hard to regain their trust again. Of course they're going to be frustrated. We have a passionate fan base, and they're here to watch us score touchdowns. The fans booed the No. That included acclaim for a dump-off first-down pass... Jets fans placed the blame for those struggles on Wilson. We're not scoring touchdowns, we're not getting first downs, we're not moving the ball and, obviously, we can't throw the ball. MORE:

Chris Streveler had 25 career NFL passes before Thursday night. For the New York Jets, he's mostly a gadget quarterback who can run it a bit.

New York Jets backup QB Chris Streveler met the media on Thursday night after replacing Zach Wilson during a 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.