Jets sign Siemian as backup after Kaepernick offers to join struggling team

• Starting QB Zach Wilson has struggled badly for New York
• Colin Kaepernick offers to help team through bad patch

The New York Jets signed veteran quarterback Trevor Siemian to the practice squad Tuesday, giving them an experienced, if unspectacular, backup to embattled starter Zach Wilson. As the team announced the news, it emerged that Colin Kaepernick had written a letter asking to be part of the team.

The Jets announced the move for Siemian after the 31-year-old passed a physical at the Jets' practice facility. Wilson has struggled badly since taking over for Aaron Rodgers, who tore his left achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with New York.