Josh McCown broke left hand in Jets loss to the Broncos

Jets quarterback Josh McCown was knocked out of today’s loss to the Denver Broncos twice. The second time he left, he did not return. It was apparently a break of his non-throwing hand.

Even though the Jets aren’t making a definitive statement here, it is difficult to envision McCown playing again this year. There are only three weeks left in the season. Broken hands typically take longer to heal.

At 5-8, the Jets have either reached or are about to reach the transition into evaluation time. With the Playoffs likely gone, this would be a good time to get Bryce Petty some experience anyway.

Petty didn’t look very good in his limited action today, but he was thrown into a hopeless game. It makes sense to give him a look after getting to practice with the first team to get a better idea of what he can and cannot do right now.