After medical evaluation following Thursday’s practice, Jets QB Justin Fields sustained a dislocated toe in his right foot and will be day-to-day. The Jets starting QB avoided serious injury and significant missed time.
On the final rep to conclude the first team period, Fields stepped up in a crowded pocket and threw to rookie TE Mason Taylor. LB Quincy Williams had Taylor blanketed, forcing an incompletion as the ball hit the grass. But Fields, favoring his right foot, limped to the sideline, was treated by trainers in the injury tent and then was carted off the field.
“I don’t know the severity of the injury,” HC Aaron Glenn told reporters after practice. “I do know it’s a toe on his right side.”
But Glenn wasted no time reminding his team, reporters and fans that he has the utmost confidence in 15th-year QB Tyrod Taylor to take over the QB1 role for as long as Fields may be sidelined.
“Tyrod’s been in this league 14 years. With the leadership he brings, we’re all good,” Glenn said. “I think the most important part is that if anything does happen to Justin, I don’t think there’s any dropoff as far as what we want to do when it comes to play call. They’re very similar when you talk about skillset, that was very enticing to us. And the things we heard about him, I played against him before, and you could just tell the players really gravitate to him when he says something. He’s been around this league a long time and he knows what it takes to win, and he’s a really good person. We’re all excited to have that guy here.”