Is Mark Sanchez finally getting benched for good?

The former first-round pick has fallen from favor in New York, and the Jets seem poised to move on without him

Sanchez is walking on thin ice.
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Mark Sanchez's days of running into his own teammates' posteriors as the New York Jets starting quarterback may finally be over.

The Jets have been kicking the tires on several available quarterbacks this offseason, indicating that they're ready to give up on the former first-round draft pick. Speculation to that end intensified Friday, when the Arizona Cardinals released starter Kevin Kolb, a serviceable player whose outsize cost made him undesirable.

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.