ESPN insider teases bench prospect Justin Fields on TNF

The New York Jets eyes clearly fixed on the future after last week’s fire sale at the trade deadline. That could be bad news for KB Justin Fieldswho struggled mightily during the 2025 season. Fields’ job could be in jeopardy already this week, despite New York playing Thursday night.

ESPN’s Dan Graziano explained it there is a possibility that he will get a bench on Thursday Night Football vs. the Patriots.

“Everything I’ve been told this week indicates that Justin Fields — who started both of those games — will start again Thursday night against the Patriots, as the team wouldn’t want to make such a big change in a short week,” Graziano wrote Thursday.

But Graziano added that there is a possibility that backup Tyrod Taylor could take over for Fields if he continues to struggle. If that happens, Taylor could even take over the starting spot for the rest of the season.

Part of the frustration with Fields is his inability to push the ball downfield. He managed just 54 yards last week, 42 ​​of which came on a screen at Breece Hall.

That could be forgiven if Fields was knocking him down on the ground. But that element of his game hasn’t been working lately either.

“He theoretically offers an explosive element to the offense because of his special running ability, but he has averaged just 27.6 rushing yards over the last five games after averaging 59.3 in the first three games with the Jets,” Graziano concluded.

It looks like the Justin Fields experiment in New York may soon come to an end.

One crazy stat shows just how bad the Jets offense was in 2025

Even the stats that praise the Jets show that their offense has been a mess this season.

One funny stat shows that New York’s special teams unit was better at scoring touchdowns than it was on offense. At least in the first quarter.

“This is pretty crazy. The Jets now have more special teams TDs (2) in the first quarter than offensive TDs (1) this season,” Jets reporter Brian Costello wrote Tuesday.

The headline is that New York’s offense just scored one offensive touchdown in the first quarter. They let plays slip away during the first frame and never catch up.

If it happens again at TNF, the Jets will almost certainly trade Fields for Taylor.