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Less than a full week after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson trashed Justin Fields and head coach Aaron Glenn refused to name a starting quarterback for a “competitive advantage,” the Week 8 decision has been made without much of a choice.
Fields has struggled since signing a two-year, $40 million deal with Gang Green — to the point where he was benched at halftime for veteran Tyrod Taylor in their Week 7 loss to the Carolina Panthers.
However, Taylor suffered a knee injury in that game that will cause him to miss Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, leaving the Jets no choice but to start Fields.
Fields has started six games with the Jets, missing Week 3 because he was in the concussion protocol. He has compiled a 91.1 passer rating this season.
Reports indicated that the Jets were planning on moving toward Taylor, as several people on the Jets thought he was the better quarterback.
As recently as Friday, Glenn refused to name a quarterback because he simply did “not want to” in a heated back-and-forth with the media. He added that the players knew who the quarterback would be.
Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner will also miss the contest as the Jets look to avoid an 0-8 start.
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