Jets owner accused of making 'slick comments' to quarterback about injury that forced him to retire

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The New York Jets drafted Jordan Travis in the fifth round last year, hoping for a comeback after a gruesome leg injury he sustained in his final season at Florida State.

However, Travis was never able to fully recover, and, shortly after this year's draft, he retired.

"On November 18, 2023, my life took an unexpected turn," Travis said in a statement released by the Jets in April. "I gave everything I had to the rehab process but, despite all my efforts, my leg never responded the way we hoped. 

"After much prayer and consultation with the doctors, medical experts and my agent, I’ve been medically advised to retire from the game I love so deeply."

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Jordan Travis of the New York Jets before a preseason game at MetLife Stadium Aug. 24, 2024, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)

In an episode of his own podcast after Jets owner Woody Johnson criticized Justin Fields, Travis revealed Johnson made some "slick comments" about his injury directly to him.

"I gotta tell you, that guy — no disrespect — but there were things said to me, not obviously to that point because I never got on the field to play, but about my leg," Travis said on the "Travis Takes Two" podcast. 

"Like, just slick comments. I don’t know if he was trying to be slick about it. You know how some older people, they just say whatever comes to their mind, and it kind of made me feel a certain type of way."

Travis then said Johnson asked him if he was "ever gonna get healthy."

Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis is taken off the field after being injured during the first half of a game against North Alabama