Mark Sanchez may have received the first team snaps in practice, but Kellen Clemens will get them to open their preseason schedule.
The Jets announced Saturday that Clemens will start the team’s preseason opener against the Rams.
Even with Sanchez getting increased practice reps this weekend, it would have been a shock for him to start the first preseason game. That would have essentially signaled the competition was over.
After Saturday’s practice, Sanchez and Clemens indicated that the two quarterbacks will now take turns running the first team in practice. The same will probably be true in the preseason, where Sanchez seems likely to get a chance in the second game.
The real test will be who starts New York’s third preseason game.
The smart money all offseason has been on Sanchez starting in Week One, and Clemens will likely have to play lights out against the Rams to beat the odds.