...
By James Brizuela
Contributing Writer
0
Share
Newsweek is a Trust Project member
See more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.
Things might have already taken a turn for the worse for the New York Jets, as the starting quarterback, Justin Fields, has apparently suffered a serious injury.
More news:Steelers' TJ Watt Doesn't Hold Back About 2025 NFL Season
Per multiple reports, Fields suffered the injury during practice and was immediately attended to by trainers. He was then carted off the field, putting further worry on the situation.
Read More on NFL
Fields was signed in the offseason with there being plenty of hope that he would be the right quarterback to lead this new era of Jets football. A major injury would completely derail that.
...
Fields spent the 2024 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he started the first six games of the season due to Russell Wilson suffering a calf injury that lingered well into the regular season. With Fields starting, he led the Steelers to an impressive 4-2 start.
Despite his hot start, Fields was benched in favor of Wilson and was only brought out in certain offensive packages. Despite limited playing time, he put together 1,106 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception, plus 289 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
Fields might have gotten a bad reputation from his time with the Chicago Bears, but he proved with the Steelers that he could still be a viable starter. The Jets were quick to bring him in to replace Aaron Rodgers and lead the team under new head coach Aaron Glenn.
Glenn came over from the Detroit Lions, where he served as defensive coordinator. With a new coaching staff in place, the Jets were already looking towards starting this new era of football off on the right foot.
Read more: Jets' Justin Fields Sends Clear Message About 2025 Season
Fields even boldly claimed that he wants to win a bunch of games with the Jets and take the team to the playoffs. That can still happen depending on the severity of his injury.
What is currently known is that Fields was limping off the field and then was carted to the locker room. It's never a good sign when a player has to be carted off the field, but that could also have been done as a precautionary measure.
Fields might have suffered a simple stinger to his leg and could be ready to go by preseason, but this is just speculation. More updates will come out about the severity of the injury, which is hopefully not as bad as the initial reports sound.
For more on the Jets and NFL, head to Newsweek Sports.
View 0 Comments
Submit Correction
View Editorial & AI Guidelines