The New York Jets were one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL last season.
Veteran linebacker Quincy Williams is ready to change that in 2025, helping lead an Aaron Rodgers-less franchise into a new era with rookie head coach Aaron Glenn.
“On the field, No. 1 being a leader,” Williams exclusively told talkSPORT on Thursday at the AELTC Community Tennis Centre in south London.
“Last year, I felt like when C.J. (Mosley) went down, the voice of the team was more like – everyone had a voice on the team, but there wasn’t that one person that brought everyone together, as far as in the players’ locker room.
“This year, just taking it upon myself, just getting my mental together as far as off the field with just myself, so I can be able to lead other people — because I can lead myself.”
Tyrod Taylor would be the likely Jets’ Week 1 starting quarterback if the 2025 season began on Sunday.
But the Jets hold the No. 7 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft and could select a new answer out of college in April, while also signing a veteran bridge QB in the wake of Rodgers’ messy departure.
No matter what New York does at the most important position in sports, Williams is already clicking with Glenn, who has brought much-needed new energy to a dysfunctional team that finished 5-12 last year and fired Robert Saleh as head coach midseason.
“Man, the first thing he (Glenn) said when we talked was, ‘Look at my résumé,’ ” Williams said.
“For me, that was a big thing. … When you look at his résumé from the Lions, when they went through what they called a rebuild year and what they did after that, it was one of those things like, I’m putting it on tape, I’m putting it in your face.
