The Facts: The Jets announced their signing of Garrard on Monday, a week after the nine-year veteran visited with the team for a workout.
Diehards Line:Garrard has experience, but also considerable rust. He was out of football in 2011 following back surgery, then missed all of last season after injuring his knee in training camp with the Miami Dolphins. For his career, Garrard has a 39-37 record as a starter with a passer rating of 85.8. The move gives the Jets a full house on their depth chart. Garrard joins a group that includes Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Greg McElroy and Matt Simms. Tebow is still the most likely to be removed from the equation. And Garrard's odds of beating out Sanchez? It's not a huge reach to say it's possible.