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Overreaction Monday: Rich Eisen Talks Dodgers, 49ers, Packers & More
Garrett Wilson hopeful he'll be a 'Jet for life', excited to team back up with Justin Fields New York Jets WR Garrett Wilson says he is ready to pick back up where he left off at Ohio State with QB Justin Fields and hopes that he will be a member of this organization for his entire career. 14:07 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
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Jets Scouting Report On 'Exceptional' Justin Fields Issued By Insider
Jets Scouting Report On 'Exceptional' Justin Fields Issued By Insider originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It can be challenging to gauge a player's performance at this time of year, as OTAs begin with no contact or pad work, and for New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields, he has shown flashes. Advertisement Yes, we get it. The "underwear Olympics" is underway, and quarterbacks are throwing against air, and everyone looks like a Pro Bowler, but it is undoubtedly better to look good doing it than not. For NFL Network's Brian Baldinger, he got a front row seat to a Jets OTA practice, in which he kept a close eye on Fields, and he came away rather impressed with the former first-round pick. "He looked exceptionally fast," Baldinger said on NFL Insiders. "He was on the move quite a bit and threw well on the move. You saw him basically piercing the Jets' defense routinely. I thought he threw the ball well on the run. He took all the No. 1 repetitions with the starting offense. They used him in a variety of ways, but running the ball, he stood out." Justin Fields And The JetsTony Fisher Fields, as a runner, we know, can be a tough proposition for NFL defenses, and it appears that Jets offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand will be looking to utilize Fields' dual-threat ability in 2025. Advertisement How that manifests itself is unknown, but Fields being on the move might be the best way for the offense to be productive. Yes, it is OTAs, so we can take what we see with a grain of salt, but with Fields looking the part and having some lofty expectations of himself in what's quickly becoming a career-defining season, it does offer something positive to cling to. But as we know, Fields won't truly be tested until the "real" stuff rolls around in Week 1. Related: Robert Saleh Taking Three Ex-Jets to 49ers Related: Price Tag for Jets' Star Sauce Gardner Revealed This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
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3 days ago
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The Pittsburgh Steelers decided to bench Justin Fields for Russell Wilson in 2024.
The Pittsburgh Steelers decided to bench Justin Fields for Russell Wilson in 2024. originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired veteran quarterback Russell Wilson last offseason, quickly followed by them trading with the Chicago Bears to get Justin Fields. Advertisement The latter started out the year under center as a result of a calf injury to Wilson. But as soon as the veteran quarterback recovered, Fields was benched. And not everyone liked that idea. On a recent episode of the Bill Simmons Podcast, Albert Breer reported that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin was one of the only people that thought benching Fields was the right move. "I think people there would tell you that the Russell Wilson thing undermines so many things in the last month of the season and that a lot of that building really wanted them to go back to Justin Fields," Breer said. "And it was something where Tomlin was kind of, again, all on his own on that one." Advertisement "People in the building'' is a tricky thing. Players? Assistant coaches? The "second-guess'' from then, by the way, can still be in play. Would the Steelers be better off in 2025 is Fields was still here? Fields led the Steelers to a 4-2 record in the six games that he started in, racking up 1,106 yards, five touchdowns, and just one interception. He was also able to show his elite scrambling ability with 289 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. As for Wilson, the team was 6-5 with him under center, but four of their losses were all in a row to end the season, leaving them with a 10-7 record on the season. While that is still solid, some think they could have competed for the lead in the AFC North if Fields had remained the starter. Advertisement Now, the young quarterback will be looking for a fresh start with the New York Jets, and the Steelers will be left wondering what would have happened if they had never benched him. Related: One Factor Could Slow Steelers' Kirk Cousins Pursuit Related: Steelers' Rookie QB Earns Comparisons to Super Bowl Champion This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
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Jets' Aaron Glenn Continues To Be Impressed With Justin Fields
Justin Fields has been the designated starting quarterback for the New York Jets in the last couple of months. Of course, he hasn't played a down for Gang Green ... But ... Through these last few months learning a new offense, team, and coaching staff, Fields has already shown what made him a commodity in the eyes of the Jets and head coach Aaron Glenn. Advertisement Speaking to reporters during OTAs on Wednesday, Glenn made it clear just how pleased he was with the stuff Fields has shown both on and off the field. "You hear about it from other coaches around the league that's been around him, and now that I've been around him for this long, you come to see that he's a man's man, for one, and he's himself," Glenn said. "And again, I like that about him. I like that he's not trying to be, and I'm going to use a (Bill) Parcells deal now, he's not trying to be the celebrity quarterback, he's just trying to be himself. "And whatever comes with that, it comes with it. So, he's not trying to impress anybody. He's going out there and he's busting his (expletive) trying to be the best quarterback he can be for this team." Glenn is taking a gamble of sorts in making Fields the quarterback of record in his first year in his Jets tenure. How so? An example, by the numbers: Fields ranks as the worst quarterback in the league during the fourth quarter in the last three seasons combined. Advertisement But Fields has also shown improvement as a pocket passer throughout his young career. And New York is banking on those skills catching up with his strong leadership traits ... as a "man's man'' who can win at QB. Related: Jets Announce New Uniform Numbers Related: Jets' Justin Fields Gets Horror Ranking Ahead Of Defining 2025 Season Jets' Aaron Glenn Continues To Be Impressed With Justin Fields first appeared on Athlon Sports on May 22, 2025
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Jets Coach Reveals Update on Fields' Progress
Jets Coach Reveals Update on Fields' Progress originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The first rendition of Aaron Glenn's New York Jets will have a new face under center. The Jets are all-in on quarterback Justin Fields, giving him the green light to start without competition in 2025 and, perhaps, 2026. Advertisement This is ostensibly Fields' last chance to start in the NFL. Fall out of favor with a third team, and the promise of his first-round draft capital wears off. As he enters Year 5, there's only so much potential to tap into, and if he falters under the bright lights of New York, he will simply run out of opportunities. Needless to say, Fields needs to hit if he's going to prevent the team from drafting his replacement early in the 2026 NFL Draft. He's not taking that opportunity for granted. Recently, Jets offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand revealed an update on Fields' offseason progress as he enters the most important year of his career. "He's obviously a physically talented player," Engstrand said about Fields, ESPN's Rich Cimini shared (h/t Zac Wassink). "Everybody talks about the running — well, the guy's got an arm, too, and he does a great job with that. Mentally, he's phenomenal. He's been absolutely phenomenal so far, and we expect more out of that. Advertisement 'There's just a lot of things that you can do with that type of player that's going to put stress on a defense and make that defensive coordinator stay up late at night as we get going into this thing." Fields' 2024 campaign was abbreviated. He was benched for Russell Wilson after six games and four wins, used afterwards as an extension of the ground game. In those six games, though, Fields was promising, setting career-best marks in terms of completion percentage, interception percentage, passer rating, and adjusted net yards per attempt. However, it came in a small sample with serious training wheels. New York will be a run-first team in 2025, but unleashing Fields in the dropback game is necessary to realize the unit's potential. For that, Fields must take a legitimate step. "It is just growth," Engstrand added about Fields, per Antwan Staley of the New York Daily News. "Just going through his career, just continuing to stack experience along with it and ultimately ends up winning four games out of six. You just see some of the things that are starting to develop in his game, and then you look at that and you go, 'That's pretty good, we can do some things with that.'" Advertisement With Fields under center, there's a real chance the Jets win some games with smoke and mirrors, not unlike Pittsburgh did a season ago. If he's going to stick, though, he'll have to make good on his coordinator's optimism. Related: Jets Justin Fields Makes Bold Prediction Related: Jets' Glenn Speaks Out On Fields' 'Man's Man' Leadership This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
