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Less than a week after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson trashed Justin Fields and head coach Aaron Glenn refused to name a starting quarterback due to “competitive advantage,” a Week 8 decision made without much choice.
Fields has struggled since signing a two-year, $40 million deal with Gang Green. — to the point that he was benched at halftime in place of veteran Tyrod Taylor in their Week 7 loss to Carolina Panthers.
However, Taylor suffered a knee injury in that game that will cause him to miss Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, leaving the Jets with no choice but to start Fields.
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Justin Fields and Aaron Glenn of the New York Jets stand on the sidelines during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on September 29, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)
Johnson expressed disappointment in Fields during NFL owners' meetings earlier this week.
“It’s difficult when you have a defender as rated as we have.” He said. “He has the ability, but something is wrong. If you look at any head coach with a quarterback like that, you'll see similar results throughout the league. You have to be consistent in that position and that's what we're going to do for the rest of the season.”
New York Jets owner Woody Johnson walks the football field before the NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on September 9, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
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Fields started six games for the Jets, missing Week 3 with a concussion in protocol. He has a 91.1 passer rating this season.
Reports indicated that the Jets were planning to move for Taylor as several people on the Jets believed he was a better defensive player.
As recently as Friday, Glenn refused to name the defense attorney because he simply “didn't want to” in a heated exchange with the media. He added that the players knew who the quarterback would be.
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn watches an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in London. (AP Photo/Kin Chung)
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Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner will also miss the contest as the Jets look to avoid an 0-8 start.
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