Jets QB Justin Fields suffers dislocated toe in his right foot Thursday, able to take the field for practice Friday
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Jets QB Justin Fields suffers dislocated toe in his right foot Thursday, able to take the field for practice Friday
Justin Fields suffered a dislocated toe in his right foot during Thursday’s practice. Tests showed no fracture, only the dislocation, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Jets are hoping Fields will be ready for Week 1. Fields signed a two-year, $40 million contract with the Jets in the offseason after spending 2024 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He completed 65.8% of his passes last season for 1,106 yards on 6.9 yards per attempt with five touchdowns and one interception. He also ran for 289 yards on 4.7 yards per carry with five rushing touchdowns in 10 games. He played three seasons in Chicago after the Bears selected him with the No. 11 overall pick in 2021.
Fields is considered “day-to-day” and, according to the Jets, “avoided serious injury and significant missed time.”
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That turned out to be an accurate diagnosis, as Fields returned to practice Friday.
Things appeared scary Thursday when Fields initially sustained the injury. Fields threw an incompletion, then sat down and stood up before limping off the field. Trainers were seen removing his right cleat to work on his foot. He was then carted off to the locker room to be examined. The team then ended what they were doing in practice and began working on special teams.
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Head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters he believed Fields had his foot stepped on. Tests showed no fracture, only the dislocation, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
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The Jets are hoping Fields will be ready for Week 1.
Fields is in his first season with the Jets after signing a two-year, $40 million contract in the offseason after spending 2024 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Tyrod Taylor is the Jets’ backup quarterback. When asked about the veteran signal caller potentially being needed to play, Glenn said, “I don’t think there’s any drop off as far as what we want to do when it comes to play calling.”
Fields making an impression early on
Prior to his time in Pittsburgh, Fields played three seasons in Chicago after the Bears selected him with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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The Bears traded Fields to the Steelers in 2024 after obtaining the No. 1 pick in the draft to select Caleb Williams. Fields then split time in Pittsburgh with Russell Wilson. He started Pittsburgh’s first six games after Wilson suffered a calf injury in training camp before Wilson took over at quarterback for the rest of the season.
In 10 appearances, including his six starts, Fields completed 65.8% of his passes last season for 1,106 yards on 6.9 yards per attempt with five touchdowns and one interception. He ran for 289 yards on 4.7 yards per carry with five rushing touchdowns. The Steelers were 4-2 in games he started, but moved on to Wilson once he was healthy.
During offseason work, Fields has impressed Sauce Gardner, to the point that the two-time All-Pro cornerback said Fields has been making throws on the level of the quarterback he is replacing.
“There’s only a certain amount of quarterbacks that can make [certain throws],” Gardner said earlier this month via “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I’m talking about throws on, like, Aaron [Rodgers’] type of level. When it comes to being able to squeeze those throws in there, I always thought Aaron was the best when it came to that. And it’s like Justin had made a few throws where I’m like, ‘OK, he really been in the lab, for real.’ I could just tell.”
Fields and the Jets won’t have to wait long to see Rodgers and his new team, the Steelers. New York and Pittsburgh will meet in Week 1.