Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields is likely to be cut one-year into a two-year deal with the New York Jets after a disastrous first season with the team.
Fields left the Steelers despite the publicly wanted him, and instead inked a two-year, $40 million deal with the Jets. Yet, that did not go to plan. Between injuries and poor play, Fields is now on the outside looking in with the Jets holding the second overall pick.
The Jets will almost certainly take Oregon quarterback Dante Moore if he declares, but even he does not, it seems unlikely they will run it back with Fields as their quarterback.
According to Rich Cimini of ESPN, the Jets have already had internal discussions about moving on from Fields one-year into the experiment.
All in all, he finished with 1259 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception. The Jets went 2-7 in games Fields started despite a red hot Week 1 game against his former team in which Aaron Rodgers did enough to beat his former team, too.
Fields will be looking for his fourth team in as many years this offseason as a result, but this time, it seems likelier he will be signed as a backup rather than a starter like the Jets believed he could be.