Tyrod Taylor, a former quarterback for Virginia Tech, joined the New York Jets last season to support Aaron Rodgers, who had suffered a season-ending injury the previous season. Taylor, who had performed admirably for the New York Giants the previous season, was aware that another Rodgers injury would prevent him from returning to the starting lineup. Taylor concluded the previous season with 119 passing yards, three touchdowns, and a quarterback rating of 128.6, while Rodgers played the majority of the season. After the season, Rodgers and New York parted ways, and he is now a free agent with the desire to continue playing in the NFL. After a fantastic career in Green Bay, you can’t blame him for not wanting to finish the way the Jets’ final two seasons ended.
Without Rodgers, that meant that New York needed another quarterback for the upcoming season with Taylor. Which direction the Jets were going to go was not known as they were not likely to find someone in the draft to come in and start right away. On Monday, the first day of NFL free agency, they signed their guy and it is a former first-round bust.
Justin Fields is signed by the New York Jets to replace Tyrod Taylor. The Jets signed former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, their signal caller for the next two years, as NFL free agency got underway with a bang on Monday. Fields was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers this March after spending three years with the Chicago Bears, who selected him with the 11th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
He stated the year as Pittsburgh’s quarterback, but when veteran Russell Wilson was cleared after a calf injury in mid-October, Fields was sent to the bench. Now, he’ll follow the foot steps of Rodgers in New York, but if there is one thing we’ve learned in his young pro football career, Taylor should be ready at any moment to be called on to replace the former Buckeye.
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