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The New York Jets have a new quarterback. Justin Fields and the team agreed to terms on a two-year deal worth $40 million, according to a league source. The pact includes a guarantee of $30 million, according to a league source.
Fields likely replaces Aaron Rodgers as the team’s starting quarterback for the first-year regime of coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey. The team announced last month that it was moving on from Rodgers after two seasons. The Jets also have Tyrod Taylor and Jordan Travis on the depth chart.
Fields was the No. 24 ranked player on The Athletic’s top 150 free agent rankings and the third-highest quarterback on the list. The No. 11 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Bears, Fields spent the first three seasons of his career in Chicago. With the team set to select Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears traded Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers last March.
Fields stepped in for an injured Russell Wilson at the beginning of the season and led the Steelers to a 4-2 record before Wilson returned to the starting role. Over the course of the 2024 season, Fields posted career highs in completion percentage (65.8) and quarterback rating (93.3) while throwing for 1,106 passing yards, five touchdowns and one interception. He added 289 rushing yards and five touchdowns.
In four seasons, Fields has a record of 14-30 as a starting quarterback and has thrown for 7,780 yards, 45 touchdowns and 31 interceptions on a completion percentage of 61.1. The 26-year-old also has 2,509 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns on the ground.
This story will be updated.
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