FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — With quarterback Justin Fields within the NFL’s concussion protocol, the New York Jets are making ready for the potential for beginning Tyrod Taylor on Sunday in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Due to the uncertainty, the Jets will create plans for each quarterbacks, in response to coach Aaron Glenn.
“We’ve to get extra data so we may be extra pinpointed on that, however we do have to take a look at it that approach,” Glenn stated Monday morning. “If Justin cannot play, then Tyrod could be the man, and we would construct a plan that is appropriate for him.”
Fields was injured early within the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 30-10 loss to the Buffalo Payments, when defensive finish Joey Bosa beat rookie tight finish Mason Taylor with an outdoor rush and hit Fields from the entrance facet. The again of his helmet slammed the turf, and he left the sport.
This was Fields’ first documented concussion within the NFL, although he did have one at Ohio State. He completed Sunday’s sport with a career-low QBR (1.1).
Glenn stated it could be “arduous for me as a coach” to begin Fields if he has no apply reps Wednesday and Thursday. The NFL has a five-step protocol for concussions, and the participant have to be cleared by an impartial neurologist earlier than returning to motion.
The Jets wish to keep away from their first 0-3 begin since 2021.
Taylor changed Fields and performed two drives in rubbish time, the latter ending with a 5-yard landing go to tight finish Jeremy Ruckert. Taylor (7-for-11, 56 yards) missed the complete preseason resulting from arthroscopic knee surgical procedure, elevating questions on his readiness for a possible begin.
Glenn stated that is “not regarding in any respect. … He is been on this league for a very long time. It would not take a lot for him to know precisely what we’re attempting to do and what we’re attempting to get accomplished, so I’ve no issues about that.”
Taylor, 36, has 58 profession begins, however he hasn’t began a sport since 2023 with the New York Giants. He rode the Jets’ bench final season, behind Aaron Rodgers, showing solely in mop-up conditions.