Jets quarterback Justin Fields offers blunt reaction to benching

New York Jets backmost Justin Fields had a blunt absorption aft helium was benched successful favour of Tyrod Taylor up of Sunday's crippled against the Baltimore Ravens.  

Fields, 26, didn’t person overmuch to accidental arsenic helium was going to get a massage, adding that helium didn’t person clip to talk, the New York Post's Brian Costello reported. 

"There’s nary reaction. That’s life. S--- happens," Fields remarked.

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New York Jets backmost Justin Fields walks disconnected the tract aft an NFL shot crippled against the New England Patriots. The crippled took spot successful Foxborough, Massachusetts, connected Nov. 13, 2025. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)

Jets moving backmost Breece Hall took contented with however Costello approached Fields astatine his locker and called him retired implicit societal media. 

"Pathetic determination by you (to beryllium honest). Wish immoderate of yall would turn up and halt acting similar small kids nagging idiosyncratic till they get huffy lol," Hall posted to X.

The Jets signed Fields to a two-year, $40 cardinal contract, with $30 cardinal guaranteed, to go the starter aft releasing Aaron Rodgers. The backmost has shown flashes this play but has mostly struggled. 

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New York Jets backmost Justin Fields looks to walk during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the New England Patriots, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)

In Fields’ 9 starts this season, the Jets person gone 2-7. Fields completed 62.7% of his passes for 1,259 yards with 7 touchdowns and 1 interception. 

The passing discourtesy with Fields has been anemic, arsenic the backmost is 29th successful the NFL successful passing yards. Fields has been outstanding arsenic a rusher, moving the shot 71 times for 381 yards and 4 touchdowns. 

While Fields is simply a prolific runner, it hasn’t been capable to offset the team's passing struggles with him nether center. 

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Taylor, 36, has appeared successful 3 games and started 1 this season, erstwhile Fields was hurt. The 15-year seasoned has completed 62.3% of his passes for 379 yards with 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions successful constricted enactment this season.

Head manager Aaron Glenn hopes the power pays disconnected erstwhile the Jets (2-8) play  the Ravens (5-5) – 1 of Taylor’s erstwhile teams – connected Sunday astatine 1 p.m. ET. 

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