David Garrard
- #9 Quarterback
- NY Jets NY Jets
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 239
- Born: - East Orange, New Jersey
- College: East Carolina
- Draft: 2002 - 4th round 10th pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars
David Garrard: News and Notes
- May 16 Garrard plans to retire as a result of lingering knee woes, the Daily News reports.
Recommendation: With Garrard no longer in the mix, the Jets' QB competition is essentially a two-man battle between Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith. Look for Greg McElroy and Matt Simms to compete for the No. 3 QB slot, with Garrard's retirement presumably paving the way for the much-maligned Sanchez (who had been a candidate to be released or dealt) to remain on the team's roster.
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- May 15 A person familiar with the decision says David Garrard plans to retire because of lingering knee issues, leaving the New York Jets one less quarterback in their open competition. The 35-year-old Garrard was signed in March to provide veteran competition for Mark Sanchez. But Garrard, who hadn't played in a regular-season game in the NFL since 2010 because of injuries, plans to step away because of knee troubles.
Advice: The former Jacksonville Jaguars star was cut by the Miami Dolphins last summer after he needed arthroscopic surgery on his ailing left knee. Garrard was expected to be in the mix for the Jets' starting job, along with Sanchez and second-round pick Geno Smith.
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News
- Team Report - NEW YORK JETS May 24 (Yahoo! Sports)
- New York Jets Quarterback Situation Getting Worse May 24 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
- Jets' Sanchez, Smith not sharp early in QB battle May 22 (AP)
- Report Jets “really wanted” Brian Hoyer May 19 ()
- Idzik’s 0-for-2 start has others taking shots already May 19 ()
- Geno Smith will lean on advice from David Garrard in quest to win Jets' starting QB job May 16 (Yahoo! Sports)
- Sanchez says 'nothing's changed' with Garrard out May 16 (AP)
- Garrard says knee forced him to consider retiring May 16 (AP)
- Jets offered Garrard a chance to coach this summer May 16 ()
- New York Jets Quarterback Situation Getting Worse May 24 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
- Garrard Jets promised open competition May 16 ()
- Sanchez says nothing changed for him with Garrard leaving May 16 ()
- Wednesday's Sports In Brief May 16 (AP)
- Knee forces Garrard to retire May 15 (The National Football Post)
- NFL Roundup: Garrard's knees to force retirement May 15 (Yahoo! Sports)
- AP source: Jets QB Garrard plans to retire May 15 (AP)
- Rolando McClain's NFL retirement hard to explain May 15 (Yahoo! Sports)
- Report: Jets Garrard to retire May 15 (Yahoo! Sports)
- Jets QB David Garrard to ‘call it quits’ due to injured knee May 15 (Shutdown Corner)
