Justin Fields will not let harsh comments about his play bother him - even when they come from within his own team.
The New York Jet is among the most widely discussed quarterbacks of the 2025 season - and not for good reason: he has been very inconsistent across the six games he has played, vacillating between strong 200-yard breakouts and terrible sub-50-yard collapses.
He had been benched last Sunday for veteran Tyrod Taylor during a loss at the equally struggling Carolina Panthers, and team owner Woody Johnson further aggravated his situation on Tuesday by criticizing him while defending head coach Aaron Glenn:
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Addressing the remarks for the first time during practice on Wednesday, Fields, who had initially claimed not to have heard about them because he was "not on social media", said he was unbothered and still focused on getting the Jets' first win:
"Of course, everybody knows I need to play better. We need to play better as a team. And of course no matter how the offense does as a unit, I’m going to get the blame. And I understand that. That’s just what comes with the job. You can’t let anything affect your mind… No matter if it’s him, no matter if it’s family members, even teammates sometimes."Jets HC Aaron Glenn refuses to name starting QB vs. Bengals amidst Justin Fields controversy
There had been initial plans to start Tyrod Taylor in Justin Fields' place this coming Sunday at the Cincinnati Bengals, but a knee injury could force the Jets to turn to the former top-15 pick again.
Jets QB Tyrod Taylor, who had a chance to start Sunday vs. the Bengals, is now considered day-to-day with a knee injury.
But addressing the media on Wednesday, Aaron Glenn refused to make a decision:
"We will have a quarterback on Sunday. I wouldn't want to give them a competitive advantage. I have all the confidence in the world in Justin. I have all the confidence in the world in Tyrod. I have all the confidence in the world in (third-stringer) Brady (Cook)."Kickoff for that game is at 1 pm ET on CBS.
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