The Facts: Appearing on NFL Network's Total Access, McCown said he'd like to return to the Jets, and signs point towards him playing in 2018. "Right now, that's how it's looking," McCown said when asked if he 100 percent wants to play. "Where we're at right now, I feel like I want to play. ... I'm looking forward to the next few months, seeing what happens, and I'll be ready to go."

Diehards Line: McCown enjoyed a career season with the Jets in 2017, despite turning 38 two months before it began. He rallied a young, inexperienced group of players, and led them to a not-awful 5-11 mark while appearing in 13 games, setting career-highs in completion percentage (67.3), passing yards (2,926), passing touchdowns (18) and rushing touchdowns (5). He had a quarterback rating of 94.5, and threw just nine interceptions. McCown's season came to an abrupt when he broke his left hand in Week 14. He got surgery days later, and the Jets placed him on injured reserve. McCown served as a player-coach the rest of the season. McCown had a black wrap around his hand on NFL Network, but said the injury is "healing up," and he's just a "few weeks away" from being 100 percent. GM Mike Maccagnan, acting owner Christopher Johnson and HC Todd Bowles have all said they'd like McCown back with the Jet. As NJ.com's Connor Hughes pointed out, not only does New York have the cap space to get a deal done, but McCown would be the perfect mentor to a potential rookie, like Wyoming's Josh Allen, UCLA's Josh Rosen or USC's Sam Darnold.