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Yahoo
5 days ago
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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.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Jets' Schedule Wish Sees Justin Fields Get Prime Time Revenge
Justin Fields was moved on from the Pittsburgh Steelers and found a home with the New York Jets as he looks to reignite his struggling career. The former first-round pick has bounced from the Chicago Bears to the Steelers and now the Jets as he looks to finally cash in on the glimpses of talent we have seen over his first couple of years in the league. Advertisement In what is somewhat of an ironic twist, Fields will face the Steelers in 2025 at MetLife Stadium, but we will know when and where until the NFL releases its full schedule later in the week. But if the Jets had a schedule wish, CBS Sports thinks it would be a prime time revenge game for Fields against the Steelers. "A prime-time home game against Pittsburgh, so Justin Fields can take on the team that let him walk," CBS Sports writes. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields (2) runs with the Stratman-Imagn Images That would make for quite the spectacle, and Fields would no doubt want to get one over the team that thought it was better to go with Russell Wilson last season after he was 4-2 as the starter, and then thought it was better to go ahead with Mason Rudolph and others in 2025. Advertisement That will surely stick in Justin's mind. So what better way than to face the team under the bright lights of prime time and hopefully show them what they're missing? Justin has a clean path in 2025 with the Jets already announcing him as the starter for Tanner Engstrand's offense, but Fields will want to show the rest of the NFL world that he isn't another first-round talent to go quietly into that good night. He's gotten a chance in New York, and he might just do a number on the team that gave up on him a year ago as he looks to kickstart his NFL career in the Big Apple. Related: Mason Taylor 'Great Expectations' Part Of Jets Camp Related: Jets Exciting Rookie Displays Juice With 1 Major Problem
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Jets Tyrod Taylor Poised To Start Despite Justin Fields Signing
The New York Jets nailed their colors to Justin Fields' mast this offseason by already announcing that he will be offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand's starting quarterback. With veteran Tyrod Taylor on the roster, for some, the decision to make Fields the starter before a training camp battle was a little odd, but Tyrod is nothing but a professional. Advertisement This is Fields' ship, and he knows that as he looks to help the quarterback room in any way he can, but in an interview with ESPN's Rich Cimini, Taylor made it clear that despite him now being the backup, his mindset hasn't changed. "Whether I did or whether I didn't, my mindset and the way I condition myself to get ready for a season since my rookie year has been [to] approach each and every day as if you're the starter," Taylor said. "As a quarterback, you're an opportunity away, so you want to be well prepared for that opportunity." Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images We know that in the NFL, all it takes is a couple of bad games, and the noise around the starter getting benched gathers momentum. Advertisement Taylor is no stranger to that, nor is he a stranger to being a backup and helping the starter navigate all the trials and tribulations that come with the job. He's a pro's pro, and in 2025, he will be looking to help Fields be the best version of himself as the Jets' starting quarterback. But being the professional that he is, he's staying ready for if a chance comes his way, and if given Fields' history, one might. Related: Jets Projected to Trade for 1,700-Yard Weapon Related: Analyst Whiffs on Potential Garrett Wilson Extension
Yahoo
04-02-2025
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Jets' Tanner Engstrand explains his coaching background, growth (video)
Tanner Engstrand is the new offensive coordinator of the New York Jets. Engstrand, 42, comes to New York via his last post with the Detroit Lions where he was the passing game coordinator. In his role there, he received praise from Detroit head coach Dan Campbell. 'He's bringing more ideas to the passing game. From the game plan aspect is where you really see it," Campbell said. In his own words, Engstrand has come a long way. Engstrand previously went through his experiences coaching while he was with the Lions, which can be found in the clip below: New Jets OC Tanner Engstrand breaks down his background #JetUp — 𝙅𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝙈𝙀𝘿𝙄𝘼🛫 (@NYJets_Media) January 31, 2025 Jets' Tanner Engstrand explains his coaching background, growth (video) Stay or go: 3 reasons why the Jets could keep Aaron Rodgers in 2025 Lions' Dan Campbell had strong praise for new Jets coach Tanner Engstrand This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: Jets' Tanner Engstrand explains his coaching background, growth (video)
USA Today
04-02-2025
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Jets' Tanner Engstrand explains his coaching background, growth (video)
Tanner Engstrand is the new offensive coordinator of the New York Jets. Engstrand, 42, comes to New York via his last post with the Detroit Lions where he was the passing game coordinator. In his role there, he received praise from Detroit head coach Dan Campbell. 'He's bringing more ideas to the passing game. From the game plan aspect is where you really see it,' Campbell said. In his own words, Engstrand has come a long way. Engstrand previously went through his experiences coaching while he was with the Lions, which can be found in the clip below: New Jets OC Tanner Engstrand breaks down his background #JetUp — 𝙅𝙀𝙏𝙎 𝙈𝙀𝘿𝙄𝘼🛫 (@NYJets_Media) January 31, 2025
