After transferring on from Aaron Rodgers final month, the Jets have discovered their subsequent quarterback.
Justin Fields has agreed to a two-year take care of the Jets, based on a supply. NFL Community stories Fields’ deal is for $40 million, together with $30 million assured.
The Jets and Fields agreed on phrases shortly after the authorized tampering interval started on Monday at midday. He will probably be reunited together with his faculty teammate, Jets broad receiver Garrett Wilson, whom he performed with for 2 seasons at Ohio State.
It was no secret the Jets had been focusing on Fields in free company for the reason that Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey regime started in late January. Fields will exchange Rodgers, who had an uneven time with the Jets.
Gang Inexperienced acquired Rodgers in 2023, hoping to contend for a Tremendous Bowl. However his tenure by no means lived as much as expectations after ending with shedding information every of the final two seasons. Rodgers additionally suffered an Achilles harm 4 performs into his Jets debut in 2023. When he returned the next season, Rodgers appeared like a shell of the participant who gained 4 NFL MVP awards with the Packers.
In 17 video games, Rodgers handed for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. He additionally had a QBR of 48, the twenty fifth within the NFL.
After being drafted eleventh total within the 2021 NFL Draft, Fields performed his first three seasons with the Bears. The Jets truly handed on Fields to pick Zach Wilson in the identical draft. After recording a 10-28 document with two completely different offensive coordinators in three seasons, Fields was traded to the Steelers final low season to again up Russell Wilson. Fields was positioned on the commerce market as soon as the Bears determined to pick Caleb Williams No. 1 total in final yr’s draft.
In 4 seasons within the league, Fields has thrown for 7,780 yards, 45 touchdowns, and 31 interceptions. He additionally rushed for two,509 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Fields began the primary six video games of final season after Wilson aggravated a calf harm he suffered throughout coaching camp. He was 4-2 in these begins and Fields scored 10 complete touchdowns.
Regardless of his early success final season, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin determined to bench Fields and make Wilson the starter once more. Wilson performed effectively at first, and Pittsburgh went 6-1 in his first seven begins. However the Steelers’ offense and Wilson struggled after that, and the staff ended the yr on a five-game shedding streak, together with a wild-card playoff loss to the Ravens.
Fields, 26, will possible be the Jets’ beginning quarterback subsequent season, with Tyrod Taylor because the staff’s backup. Signing Fields additionally doesn’t preclude the Jets from deciding on a quarterback within the 2025 NFL Draft.
Fields has not been a cultured passer throughout his time within the NFL. Nevertheless, the Jets can lean on his scrambling skill, which may additionally assist the Jets’ dashing assault, which completed thirty first (91.8 dashing yards per recreation) a season in the past.
The Jets will hope Fields could be a reclamation participant, very like Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, and Baker Mayfield have develop into once they every left the groups that initially drafted them. Fields would be the fifth completely different quarterback to begin for them since 2020 — becoming a member of Rodgers, Wilson, Darnold, and Joe Flacco.
Initially Revealed: March 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM EDT
