Tyrod Taylor has been a Jets quarterback the past two seasons. He had productive "mop-up" assignments at the end of three games last season and stepped in as an injury replacement and showed well in the 29-27 loss to Tampa Bay this season.

But Taylor has been elevated for the first time this week to No. 1 QB and will be experiencing "a full-circle moment" with his starting assignment at Baltimore against the Ravens, the team that drafted him in the sixth round in 2011.

"I'm just thankful for the opportunity," Taylor said several times Wednesday, not just about his next start but his first activity with the Ravens. "I remember when I got drafted, there were some people who wanted to put me at wide receiver. I fought the notion down and I stood firm that I was a quarterback. That is what

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