Former Jets QB Jordan Travis accuses controversial owner Woody Johnson of cruel treatment during his injury hell

Former New York Jets quarterback Jordan Travis is not happy with the way team owner Woody Johnson discussed the injury he sustained that ultimately led to the end of his career.

The Jets took Travis in the fifth round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Florida State. Late in the 2023 season, the quarterback suffered a horrific leg injury.

It was one he never fully recovered from, leading to Travis announcing his retirement after this year's draft.

This week, on an episode of his 'Travis Takes Two' podcast, the former NFLer revealed Johnson had made some 'slick comments' about his leg injury that rubbed him the wrong way.

'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 in the episode.

'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.'

In one instance, Travis said he was asked by Johnson if he was 'ever gonna get healthy'.

'And I'm just like, "Damn." Not like, "How you feeling?" Never that, it was always comments like that. It kind of upset me but kind of rolled over my head,' Travis said.

Travis never saw the field in his NFL career due to his college injury, retiring before he took a single snap.

'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.'

Last week, the Jets earned their first win of the season in a 39-38 shootout with the Cincinnati Bengals.