Players know that the NFL is a business, it is repeated each and every year at the trade deadline and in free agency. However, the 2025 season has made us realize that owners are not afraid of calling out their own players. Something that is rarely, if ever done. New York Jets Owner Woody Johnson decided to let everyone knows what he thinks of his quarterback.
NFL: New York Jets Owner throws QB Justin Fields under the bus, fans in shock
Jan 15, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks on the sideline before a wild card game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks on the sideline before a wild card game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports
According to Liam McKeone of Sports Illustraded:
Last week’s 13-3 debacle against Carolina finally forced rookie coach Aaron Glenn’s hand and he benched Fields at halftime of the defeat with the offense sputtering. Things did not turn around at all with Tyrod Taylor in instead but it’s clear Glenn’s patience with Fields and his version of the Jets’ offense has run its course.
It sounds like the owner’s patience has waned, too. Speaking to reporters ahead of the NFL owners meetings this week, Jets owner Woody Johnson took a brutally honest shot at Fields for his performance to start the year and how it’s contributed to his team’s winless start.
“It looks like [Glenn] is turning around parts of [the team],” Johnson said when asked about his faith in the team’s head coach. “It’s hard when you have a quarterback with a rating that we got. He has the ability but something is just, it’s not jiving. But you look at any head coach with a quarterback like that you’re going to see similar results across the league. You have to play consistently at that position and that’s what we’re going to try to do.”
Aug 16, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) drops back to pass during the first quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Aug 16, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) drops back to pass during the first quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
It’s a harsh evaluation from ownership. Not inaccurate, per se. Anybody who’s watched the unit this year would come to a similar conclusion. But most owners tend to stay away from any overtly critical observations in the middle of the season.
Clearly Johnson had no such qualms. He followed up the above quote by dryly observing the offense would look better if they could just complete a pass.
“If we could just complete a pass, it would look good.”
Jets team owner Woody Johnson still believes in Aaron Glenn. He thinks QB is issue, not HC.
“If you look at any head coach with a QB like that, you’re going to see similar results across the league,” Woody told us just now. “If we could just complete a pass, it would look good.” pic.twitter.com/B2nKoevHoL
— Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) October 21, 2025
On the year Fields thrown for 845 passing yards and four touchdowns, paired with 257 yards and three touchdowns rushing. The Jets brought him in this past offseason in hopes they could help Fields discover himself as a passer. Clearly that hasn’t been working and it was never more obvious than over the last two weeks.
Glenn has said several times that he doesn’t know yet who will start in Week 8 against the Bengals. In speaking to reporters Johnson indicated the decision was up to the head coach alone. Even amidst votes of confidence from ownership today it seems paramount that Glenn make the right call going forward as he tries to earn his first win at the helm.
Aug 9, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kayla Wolf-Imagn Images
Aug 9, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) runs the ball during the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Kayla Wolf-Imagn Images
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