FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Brady Cook is getting another chance to lead the New York Jets' offense.
Coach Aaron Glenn announced Wednesday that Cook will start at quarterback for the second game in a row and face the Saints on Sunday in New Orleans.
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New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook (4) runs on field before the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook (4) runs with the ball against Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen (41) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook looks to pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook (4) looks to throw a pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
“I want to continue to evaluate him and see exactly how he's going to operate on a consistent basis,” Glenn said of the undrafted rookie.
Tyrod Taylor (groin) and Justin Fields (knee) sat out last week against Jacksonville, giving Cook his first regular-season start. Cook had an uneven performance in the 48-20 loss, during which he was 22 of 33 for 176 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions.
“There’s good things, there’s things to clean up and there’s a lot of work to do this week,” Cook said. “No. 1, for me, ball security. I don’t want turning the ball over to be a habit for me. That’s not something that’s been a part of my game in the past and that’s something I want to clean up this week.”
Glenn said the team will see how Taylor and Fields progress from their injuries this week to determine who will back up Cook in New Orleans. The Jets didn't practice Wednesday, but both Taylor and Fields were estimated by the team as limited participants on the injury report.
“I want to make sure that we get the person that's going to be the most healthiest and be able to operate as the (No.) 2,” Glenn said.
Last week, Adrian Martinez was elevated from the practice squad to be the Jets' No. 2 quarterback. But New York released Martinez on Tuesday, a sign that Taylor and Fields could be close to returning.
The Jets said last week that Cook was the first undrafted rookie quarterback to start for them since Bill Demory in 1973.
“I approach it as another opportunity,” Cook said. “That’s what this is — it’s opportunity for me to lead this team once again and try to go get a win on the road and it’s really as simple as that.”
Cook saw his first regular-season action two weeks ago when Taylor left late in the first quarter against Miami with an injured groin. Taylor was making his third consecutive start in place of the benched Fields, who was unable to serve as the backup against the Dolphins because of a knee ailment.
Cook went 14 of 30 for 163 yards with two interceptions and no touchdowns in the 34-10 loss at Miami. The 24-year-old former Missouri star was then tabbed for his first regular-season start when both Taylor and Fields were ruled out last week.
“Him coming into the game, the first game when Tyrod got hurt and we were down 21 (points), man, that wasn't a good situation to be in,” Glenn said. "And then come back to another game and being down 21 (against Jacksonville), I want to see him in a situation where our defense and offense and special teams complement each other and see exactly how he's going to operate there.
“And I think he deserves an opportunity to do it.”
Glenn brushed aside a question as to whether Cook will remain the quarterback to finish out the season if he remains healthy.
“We're not worried about that right now,” the coach said. “The only thing I'll worry about is New Orleans right now.”
The Jets signed tight end Jeremy Ruckert to a two-year contract extension worth $10 million, keeping the 2022 third-round pick in the mix through the 2027 season.
Ruckert, a New York native who grew up rooting for the Jets, primarily has been used as a blocking tight end but has a career-high 20 receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown this season.
“It's the ultimate blessing,” Ruckert said. “I live a dream every day. I get to put on this uniform, run out of the locker room of a team that I used to sit in the stands and watch. I never take it lightly."
He has 55 career catches in 55 games, including 27 starts.
“I think I'm one of the coaches that's hard on Ruck as anybody,” Glenn said. “And the reason why is, man, there's so much meat on the bone for him improving. And he's improved so much from starting in training camp up until now.”
Tight end Mason Taylor (neck), safety Tony Adams (groin), linebacker Kiko Mauigoa (neck) and defensive lineman Eric Watts (concussion) were already ruled out for the game, Glenn said.
Star wide receiver Garrett Wilson (knee) remains on injured reserve with a knee injury that has sidelined him for five games. It's unclear if Wilson will return this season.
“That's something that between me, Garrett and the doctor will talk about,” Glenn said. “And I'll have an answer for you for that pretty soon.”
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New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook (4) runs on field before the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook (4) runs with the ball against Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen (41) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook looks to pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
New York Jets quarterback Brady Cook (4) looks to throw a pass against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight.
Iran hit a container ship off the coast of Dubai, caused a blaze near Bahrain's international airport, targeted a major Saudi oil field with a drone and forced Iraq to halt operations at all of its oil terminals after attacking its port of Basra on the Persian Gulf.
Iran flouted a U.N. Security Council resolution from the previous day demanding that it halt strikes on its Gulf neighbors with new attacks also reported in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
Sirens wailed before dawn in Jerusalem after Israel said it was working to intercept missiles launched from Iran. Loud booms were heard in Jerusalem on Thursday morning but Israeli emergency services said no casualties were reported so far. The country also said it began a “wide-scale wave of strikes” on Tehran. In Lebanon, where Israel says it is targeting Iran-linked Hezbollah militants, 11 people were killed in two early morning strikes.
Since the United States and Israel started the war with a Feb. 28 attack on Iran, Tehran has focused on inflicting enough global economic pain to pressure them to halt their attacks.
U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that was not imminent, however, promising to “finish the job” even though he claimed Iran is “virtually destroyed.”
“We don’t want to leave early do we? We’ve got to finish the job," he said at an event Wednesday in Kentucky.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei hasn't yet made a statement or been seen since being chosen to succeed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the opening day of the conflict. But Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suggested online Thursday that for the war to end, the world would need to recognize Iran’s “legitimate rights," pay reparations and offer guarantees against future attacks.
In addition to attacking energy infrastructure around the region, Iran has a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway leading from the Persian Gulf toward the Indian Ocean through which a fifth of the world's oil is transported.
With traffic in the strait effectively stopped, the price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, rose another 9% to more than $100 a barrel, up some 38% over what it cost when the war started.
The U.N. Security Council voted Wednesday to approve a resolution demanding a halt to Iran’s “egregious attacks” on its Gulf neighbors, but Tehran showed no signs of changing its strategy.
As the day began Thursday, a container ship in the Persian Gulf was hit with a projectile off the coast of Dubai, sparking a small fire, according to British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center. It said the crew of the vessel were safe.
In Bahrain, an Iranian attack sparked a major fire on Muharraq Island, home to the country's international airport. The airport has jet fuel tanks, and other tanks in the area serve the kingdom’s oil industry.
Kuwait's Defense Ministry said an Iranian drone smashed into a residential building, wounding two people. The UAE said it had activated air defenses twice to protect Dubai from attacks, and firefighters extinguished a blaze at a tower in Dubai Creek Harbor after a drone hit.
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a drone targeting the diplomatic quarter of the capital, Riyadh, and also reported downing drones in the kingdom’s east, including at least one trying to target its Shaybah oil field.
Following an attack on Iraq's Basra port Wednesday that killed at least one person, officials said Thursday that operations were halted at all the country's oil terminals.
Farhan al-Fartousi, the director-general of the General Company for Ports of Iraq, said the attack targeted a vessel in a ship-to-ship transfer area of the Persian Gulf port.
Sirens wailed and loud explosions were heard shortly after midnight in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel. The Israeli military said it was responding with another “wide-scale wave of strikes” in Tehran.
Overnight missile launches from Iran and Hezbollah also sent Israelis to shelters in multiple other areas, including Tel Aviv and the northern border with Lebanon.
An Israeli strike hit a car Thursday in Ramlet al-Bayda, a major seaside tourist area of Beirut where dozens of displaced people have been sheltering. Eight people were killed and 31 others were wounded, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The Israeli military press office told The Associated Press it was “not aware” of a strike at that location.
In Aramoun, a town about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Beirut, another three people were killed and a child was wounded in another early Israeli attack.
In Tehran, security force checkpoints came under attack for the first time on Wednesday night, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported. At least 10 people were killed in the suspected drone assaults.
Israel and the U.S. military’s Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment over whether they were behind the attacks.
At least 634 people have been killed in Lebanon since the latest fighting began, the Lebanese Health Ministry said Wednesday.
The U.N. refugee agency said at least 759,000 people have been internally displaced in Lebanon.
Iranian authorities say more than 1,300 people have been killed there, and Israel has reported 12 people dead. The U.S. has lost seven soldiers while another eight have suffered severe injuries.
Abou AlJoud reported from Beirut and Rising from Bangkok. Associated Press writer Sam Mednick in Tel Aviv, Israel, also contributed to this report, along with AP journalists around the world.
Israeli authorities inspect homes damaged by a projectile launched from Lebanon, in Haniel central Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Israel Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a meeting of the Security Council at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A family enjoys the sunset with the view of the city skyline and Burj Khalifa, at Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Smoke rises after an explosion at the airport in Irbil, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A man inspects a car damaged in an Israeli airstrike at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, early Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
