The New York Jets will have the second overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. They finished with a 3-14 record during the 2025 NFL season. A lot went wrong during Aaron Glenn’s first season as the head coach of the Jets. One of those things that went wrong was the performance of quarterback Justin Fields.
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Dec 21, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) during warm ups before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
He only has a two-year deal with the team. It remains to be seen if New York will want him back at quarterback next season. During the 2025 season, he completed 62.7% of his passes for 1,259 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception. Fields also rushed for 383 yards on 71 carries and four touchdowns, along with averaging 5.4 yards per rush. Will he remain the Jets quarterback next season or will they look elsewhere?
NFL Insider Believes That the New York Jets Could Potentially Move On From QB Justin Fields This Offseason
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Nov 13, 2025; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) throws a pass against the New England Patriots in the fourth quarter at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
Zack Rosenblatt of the Athletic wrote about one potential player on the Jets roster who could be released this offseason. He believes that the Jets may move off of Fields even though there is a chance that New York may not draft a quarterback second overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. Rosenblatt said,
“The Jets are going to land somewhere in the range of $70 million to 80 million in cap space without even cutting anyone — and they don’t have a whole lot of options for cap savings anyway outside of defensive tackle Harrison Phillips, who won’t be waived. Fields was a disaster last year, his first of a two-year, $40 million contract — $30 million of it guaranteed. Unless someone wants to trade for him (unlikely), the Jets will have one of two options for cutting him: do it outright, incur a $22 million dead cap hit and only $1 million in savings, or designate him a post-June 1 cut, spread that dead cap hit out over two years and save $10 million — savings which wouldn’t come onto the books until after June 1. Since the Jets don’t need the space, the first option feels likely.”
If they don’t have Fields on the roster next season, the quarterback for the 2026 season is probably not on the roster at the moment. Could trading for Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa or Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray be in play for the Jets next season? This team needs to win football games next year. New York will no doubt need to find a quarterback for the future eventually, but Fields is 26 years old and his career almost seems to be over in the NFL.
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