Jets head coach Aaron Glenn primarily performed protection towards his personal group’s proprietor Wednesday, attempting to deflect blame that had been aimed towards Justin Fields.
Fields did his finest to not reply in any respect.
“I didn’t see any remark,” Fields mentioned after follow. “Y’all know I’m not on social media in any respect.”
The feedback he allegedly didn’t hear or learn: Woody Johnson blamed his group’s 0-7 begin on a beginning quarterback who has upset; who has made it “laborious when you might have a quarterback with the ranking that we’ve bought,” Johnson mentioned; who has held again an offense for which, “if we may simply full a cross, it might look good,” Johnson mentioned.
Although Glenn mentioned he referenced Johnson’s feedback throughout a group assembly, Fields pleaded ignorance when requested about them.
When knowledgeable of the gist of Johnson’s feedback, Fields responded with a verbal shrug.
“It doesn’t hassle me. It doesn’t,” mentioned Fields, who’s making ready as if he’ll begin Sunday in Cincinnati, although Glenn has declined to disclose the starter. “In fact, all people is aware of I have to play higher. We have to play higher as a group. In fact, irrespective of how the offense does as a unit, I’m going to get the blame. I perceive that. It’s simply what comes with the job.”
Struggling quarterbacks obtain loads of blame, however hardly ever publicly from their group’s proprietor. Fields is concerning Johnson’s opinion like some other exterior opinion.
He doesn’t anticipate assembly with Johnson.
“I don’t assume me speaking to him goes to do something,” Fields mentioned. “Like I mentioned, it’s not going to make me play higher. It’s not going to offer me extra confidence on the sector. I don’t assume there’s essentially a degree in speaking about that.”
Fields mentioned he doesn’t have a lot of a relationship with Johnson, who landed Fields on a two-year, $40 million contract this offseason. If benched — as he was within the second half in final Sunday’s loss, and it’s potential Tyrod Taylor will get the nod Sunday — there could be questions on Fields’ future in New York.
Would the 26-year-old request a commerce if phased out?
“I don’t like answering these questions — these, quote-unquote, what-if questions,” Fields mentioned. “I’m not going to try this as a result of that’s not going to do something for me, that’s not going to do something for the group. … The largest focus proper now’s this sport on Sunday.”
Linebacker Quincy Williams, who has been out since Week 3 with a shoulder harm, was designated to return from injured reserve and was a full follow participant.
Additionally totally working towards was cornerback Michael Carter II, who was cleared from the concussion protocol.
Vast receiver Garrett Wilson (knee), who missed the primary sport of his profession Sunday after injuring his knee the earlier week, didn’t follow.
The remainder of the harm report: Restricted have been operating again Breece Corridor (knee), defensive finish Jermaine Johnson II (ankle) and cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers (hip); not working towards have been cornerback Sauce Gardner (concussion), linebacker Cam Jones (hip), operating again Kene Nwangwu (concussion), tight finish Stone Smartt (quad) and defensive lineman Jay Tufele.
The Jets signed defensive again JT Woods to their follow squad.
