By Zack Rosenblatt, Chris Vannini and Amos Morale III
New York Jets quarterback Jordan Travis informed the team this week that he intends to retire from the NFL.
Travis cited the leg injury he suffered during his final season at Florida State as the reason for his decision.
“On November 18th, 2023, my life and career took an unexpected turn,” Travis wrote in a statement posted to his social media accounts. “I gave everything I had to the rehab process. But despite my efforts, my leg never responded the way we hoped. After much prayer and consultation with my doctors and medical team, I have been medically advised to retire from the game I love so deeply.”
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The Jets selected Travis, Florida State’s career leader in total offense (10,665 yards) and total touchdowns (99), in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Travis was coming off a strong season that saw him total 2,756 passing yards, 20 passing touchdowns, seven rushing touchdowns and only two interceptions. His final campaign was cut short after he broke his leg in the Seminoles’ 58-13 win against Northern Alabama.
— Jordan Travis (@jordantrav13) April 30, 2025
After being selected by the Jets, he spent his rookie season on the non-football injury list while he worked to recover from the injury.
“It is unfortunate that he was unable to get back on the field after working so hard,” Jets general manager Darren Mougey said in a statement. “We support his decision and wish him only the best.”
In March, Travis’ agent Deiric Jackson told ESPN that the quarterback’s “rehab with the Jets was not the best.”
“They tried to rush him. It was too fast,” Jackson told the media outlet. “There was pressure on the coaching staff and they tried to get him going sooner than the timeline really was. That caused the setback, and we had to shut him down completely.”
Jackson did not reply to a message from The Athletic requesting comment regarding the Jets’ handling of Travis’s rehab.
Following their disappointing 2024 season, the Jets have new coaching staff led by former Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.
Travis’ retirement leaves New York with three quarterbacks with NFL experience on its roster: veteran Tyrod Taylor, second-year player Adrian Martinez and newly signed projected starter Justin Fields.
A disappointing end
Last year when the Jets drafted Travis in the fifth round, he wiped away tears and said on a Zoom call with reporters that, “It’s a freakin’ dream come true. It still hasn’t hit me yet, man. My emotions are kind of everywhere. It’s been such a journey.”
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The Jets knew he would not play any meaningful football for them in 2024, but the hope was he would be able to come back from his injury at some point during training camp and eventually they’d develop him as an intriguing young passer behind a veteran duo of Aaron Rodgers and Taylor.
Instead, his injury never got better — and then-interim coach Jeff Ulbrich admitted to a setback occurring later in the season, so Travis never actually even practiced with the team that drafted him.
Going forward, the Jets are committed to Fields as their starter for at least this year and, if all goes well, in 2026 as well. Taylor returns as a backup and the Jets signed an intriguing new young quarterback to develop after the NFL Draft in Missouri’s Brady Cook, who will battle for the No. 3 QB job in camp. — Zack Rosenblatt, Jets beat writer
A Seminole legend
Travis led FSU to a 10-0 start in 2023, seemingly en route to the College Football Playoff, until suffering the gruesome leg injury against North Alabama. The Seminoles won their next two games without him, including the ACC championship, but struggled offensively.
One-loss Alabama was selected for the CFP over the Seminoles, marking the first time an undefeated Power conference team had ever missed the CFP. The selection committee cited FSU’s struggles without Travis, knowing he would not return.
“It felt like it was my fault,” Travis told The Athletic before the 2024 NFL Draft. “That was probably the worst feeling I’ve had in a long time in my life. That sucked, for sure. I feel like I let a lot of people down.”
Travis remains beloved by FSU fans for his development after transferring in from Louisville, returning the Seminole program to its winning ways. Despite his senior season getting cut short, he finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2023. – Chris Vannini, national college football reporter
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