Justin Fields Responds To Harsh Criticism From Jets Owner Woody Johnson

Justin Fields said to reporters aft Wednesday's practice, conscionable 1 time aft Jets proprietor Woody Johnson offered immoderate scathing disapproval of nan team's backmost play amid New York's 0–7 commencement to nan season.

Fields was asked astir Johnson's comments, to which he said he hadn't seen them because he's not connected societal media. When told what was said, Fields said that he's "at peace" pinch nan remarks and said that Johnson is entitled to his opinion.

“I wasn't [aware of Johnson's comments]. I'm not connected societal media,” Fields said. “It doesn't fuss me. Of course, everybody knows I request to play better, we request to play amended arsenic a team. No matter really nan discourtesy does arsenic a unit, I'm going to get nan blasted and I understand that. That's conscionable what comes pinch nan job... That is what it is, nary matter if it's him, nary matter if it's family members, moreover teammates sometimes. There's going to beryllium times wherever you person to beryllium nan only 1 who believes successful yourself. That's his opinion. Like I told you guys aft nan crippled connected Sunday, I'm astatine bid and each my attraction is moving each and each time and getting better.”

Fields has struggled successful his first play pinch nan Jets, peculiarly complete nan past 2 weeks. The discourtesy has conscionable 17 points complete its past 2 games and Fields has completed a full of 15 passes for 91 yards. On nan year, nan 26-year-old has completed 63.7% of his passes for 845 yards, 4 touchdowns and nary interceptions. He hasn't completed a azygous walk for much than 33 yards each season.

Coach Aaron Glenn was asked astir Johnson's comments, but he pushed backmost against 1 newsman who suggested nan Jets proprietor "does not want [Fields] playing." Glenn, for illustration Fields, besides noted that Johnson has a right to his sentiment connected New York's backmost play.

In his first comments astatine nan NFL's owners gathering connected Tuesday, Johnson said critically of nan team's capacity and singled retired nan backmost position arsenic being peculiarly disappointing. He didn't mince words erstwhile assessing Fields's performance.

"If we could conscionable complete a pass, it would look good," Johnson said erstwhile discussing nan backmost play.

"It's difficult erstwhile you person a backmost pinch a standing that we got. He has nan expertise but thing is just, it's not jiving. But you look astatine immoderate caput coach pinch a backmost for illustration that you're going to spot akin results crossed nan league. You person to play consistently astatine that position and that's what we're going to effort to do."

The Jets person yet to sanction a starting backmost for their Week 8 crippled against nan Bengals. Fields noted that he and Taylor had divided reps pinch nan first squad during practice. Glenn wouldn't uncover who nan squad intends to commencement connected Sunday erstwhile speaking to reporters, saying he doesn't want to springiness distant immoderate competitory advantage up of nan game.

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