{"id":251087,"date":"2025-10-25T17:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251087\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T17:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T17:08:07","slug":"justin-fields-to-start-again-for-jets-with-tyrod-taylor-ruled-out-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/251087\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Fields to start again for Jets with Tyrod Taylor ruled out with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Those clamoring for a quarterback change<\/a> from the Jets will have to wait.<\/p>\n

Tyrod Taylor has been ruled out of Sunday\u2019s game against the Bengals due to a knee injury<\/a>, according to a source. He will not travel with the team to Cincinnati.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Justin Fields will start against the Bengals, the source said. Rookie Brady Cook will serve as the backup.<\/p>\n

Jets coach Aaron Glenn has kept the quarterback decision a mystery all week<\/a>, declining to answer reporters\u2019 questions about whether Fields or Taylor would start.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s clear now that Taylor\u2019s injury was more serious than the Jets let on. <\/p>\n

He was limited in practice all week, but Glenn did not say he was concerned about Taylor\u2019s availability for the game. The Jets listed Taylor as questionable on Friday and Glenn mentioned Taylor among a group of injured players he said, \u201cI really like the way these guys are trending.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor had knee surgery this summer and missed most of training camp. Taylor said this was the same knee, and it flared up against the Panthers.<\/p>\n

Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) looks to pass as he is pressured by Cowboys defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. (13) during the second quarter of the Jets and Dallas Cowboys game in East Rutherford, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a helmet shot to the knee last game,\u201d Taylor said Thursday. \u201cYeah, just taking it day-by-day, listening to the trainers. They\u2019ve done a great job of putting me through rehab and getting just good mobility back into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether the Jets would have turned to Taylor this week if he were healthy enough to play. Glenn benched Fields at halftime of last week\u2019s 13-6 loss to the Panthers<\/a>. Taylor was unable to get the Jets into the end zone and threw two interceptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite that shaky second half, it felt like the Jets would turn to Taylor this week. Fields has struggled mightily in recent weeks, and the Jets have not scored a first-half touchdown since their Week 1 loss to the Steelers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tyrod Taylor of the New York Jets throws a pass during the 3rd quarter at MetLife Stadium, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in East Rutherford, NJ. for the NY POST<\/p>\n

Jets owner Woody Johnson added to the speculation that the Jets would bench Fields on Tuesday when he was critical of the team\u2019s quarterback play<\/a> at the NFL owners meetings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fields was 6-of-12 for 46 yards last week against Carolina. He was sacked three times. <\/p>\n

That followed a performance in London against the Broncos when he was sacked nine times and often held the ball too long. The Jets had a franchise-worst minus-10 net passing yards in that game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jets signed Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract with $30 million guaranteed in March, hoping he could be the latest former first-round pick to revive his career with a new team. <\/p>\n

Fields played well against the Steelers in Week 1 but has not played well since. He missed one game with a concussion.<\/p>\n

Jets coach Aaron Glenn speaks to the media before practice in Florham Park, NJ. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n

Fields has completed 86-of-135 passes (63.7 percent) for 845 yards and four touchdowns. He has yet to throw an interception. He has run the ball 42 times for 257 yards and three touchdowns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jets face a Bengals defense Sunday that is 31st in the league in yards and points allowed. The Jets have a bye next week before a home game against the Browns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Those clamoring for a quarterback change from the Jets will have to wait. Tyrod Taylor has been ruled…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[28326,1818,5702,349,99,28325],"class_list":{"0":"post-251087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-aaron-glenn","9":"tag-justin-fields","10":"tag-new-york-jets","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-tyrod-taylor"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}