Tyrod Taylor to begin instead of injured Justin Fields for Jets vs. Buccaneers

Jets quarterback Justin Fields left the workforce’s Week 2 loss in opposition to the Buffalo Payments with a concussion. Head coach Aaron Glenn introduced on Wednesday that Fields will miss the Week 3 sport in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Veteran sign caller Tyrod Taylor will make his first Jets begin this Sunday.

The Jets signed Taylor a 12 months in the past as a veteran backup for Aaron Rodgers. He noticed solely mopup responsibility in his first season with the Jets in a few blowout losses.

Since Taylor’s contract contained ensures for a second season, he returned to the Jets in 2025 to function Justin Fields’ backup.

Taylor is a veteran with loads of beginning expertise. He was the first beginning quarterback for the Buffalo Payments from 2015 by 2017. Since then he has primarily been a short-term placeholder and backup.

Whereas Taylor has mobility, he and Fields are several types of quarterbacks. Taylor probably gained’t miss the simple throws Fields misfired on in opposition to Buffalo in Week 2. He can even probably shield the soccer. However he doesn’t possess Fields’ capacity to make massive performs.