Sources: New York Jets signing QB Joe Flacco to one-year deal - ESPN

Rich Cimini calls the Jets' signing of Joe Flacco a "no-brainer" as New York needed some quarterback insurance.

The New York Jets filled their need for an experienced backup quarterback, agreeing to terms with former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco on a one-year contract, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Assuming he's healthy, Flacco will be the primary backup to Sam Darnold.

The Jets had been exploring the backup quarterback market for several weeks.

General manager Joe Douglas is familiar with Flacco, as Douglas was a Ravens area scout when they drafted Flacco in 2008 in the first round.

Douglas put a "big-time grade" on Flacco and lobbied hard for him, former Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome said recently in an interview with ESPN.

At the end of last season, Flacco said he hoped to continue playing once he was medically cleared.