Overview
- Head coach Aaron Glenn said Fields was placed on injured reserve to prioritize recovery after his knee did not improve sufficiently in recent weeks.
- Fields told reporters he underwent an MRI on the knee and that doctors “found something,” while Glenn declined to say whether surgery will be required.
- Undrafted rookie Brady Cook remains the starter for Sunday against the Patriots with Tyrod Taylor as the backup.
- In his first season with the Jets, Fields went 2-7 as a starter with 1,259 passing yards, seven touchdowns and one interception before a mid-November benching.
- The roster spot created by the IR move was used to claim defensive back Christopher Smith off waivers from the Rams, as reporting points to an uncertain future for Fields given the $30 million in guarantees and roughly $22 million in potential dead money if cut.