New Jets quarterback Justin Fields is able to present what he can do.
The Jets are the previous first-round decide’s third workforce, maybe his final likelihood to indicate he is usually a starter within the NFL.
Fields feels like he’s prepared to indicate everybody he can do it.
“Positively one thing that I wish to show to myself,” Fields stated Wednesday in his first assembly with the media since signing with the Jets. “And I believe my expectations for myself are increased than anyone else’s to be sincere with you. So one thing to show for myself.
“And once more I believe I’ve been enhancing annually I’ve been within the league. So I look to do the identical this 12 months, to be sincere with you. However I believe my expectations for myself are increased than you guys is increased than all different folks on this constructing. So I’m excited to get to work and get issues going.”
The Jets signed Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract final month and have stated Fields will enter the spring because the beginning quarterback over Tyrod Taylor.
Fields didn’t break by way of with the Bears or Steelers.
Now, he’ll attempt with the Jets.
The Jets hope Fields may be the most recent first-round decide who takes a number of groups earlier than he finds his stride.
Baker Mayfield did it with the Buccaneers and Sam Darnold had a breakout season with the Vikings final 12 months.
Does Fields suppose he may be subsequent?
Fields is coming off one season in Pittsburgh the place he opened the season because the starter, went 4-2, then was benched for Russell Wilson.
Getting benched was a brand new expertise for Fields, who was a star in highschool and faculty.
“I’m an enormous believer in the whole lot occurs for a motive,” Fields stated. “So I used to be put in a spot the place I wasn’t actually by no means in a spot of my complete life. So I believe I attempted to have a unique perspective on it. After all, Russ has been within the league for a very long time. So I discovered plenty of nice issues from him and bought to type of study a unique perspective of issues. … So simply seeing how he works day-after-day, seeing his routine and selecting up issues that I can implement into my routine, into my sport.
“So it was, in fact, completely different for me in an area the place I wasn’t essentially comfy. However on the finish of the day, Coach [Mike] Tomlin, he decided the place he thought was finest for the workforce. And I’m by no means going to go towards that. After all, I’m not a egocentric man in anyway. I simply tried to vary my perspective, get higher every day in apply.”
Fields stated the benching didn’t play a task in his choice to maneuver on from Pittsburgh.
He picked the Jets partly as a result of he appreciated Glenn, who he confronted whereas with the Bears when Glenn was the defensive coordinator in Detroit.
Fields can also be enthusiastic about reuniting with Garrett Wilson, his faculty teammate at Ohio State.
“Once I noticed him, it’s actually identical to the outdated days,” Fields stated. “I don’t suppose our relationship skipped a beat. … I’m excited for that and issues we will do that will help you get one another higher, simply get again on the identical web page as we had been in faculty.”
