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Less than a full week after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson trashed Justin Fields and head coach Aaron Glenn refused to name a starting quarterback for a "competitive advantage," the Week 8 decision has been made without much of a choice.
A former first-round pick by the Jets in 1994, Glenn has been tasked with ending the longest active playoff drought in the NFL. Barring the biggest turnaround in league history, that won't happen in 2025. Glenn is the first coach in Jets history to begin 0-7, and he's the first first-year coach to begin 0-7 in the NFL in six years.
Justin Fields, who might be benched for Week 8, led the Jets to 32 points against the Steelers in Week 1. Carson Wentz had 350 yards against the Steelers in Week 4. Then the coup de grace: Joe Flacco torched the Steelers for 342 yards and three touchdowns in a Bengals win just nine days after Cincinnati acquired him in a trade.
New York Jets boss Woody Johnson maintained his support for coach Aaron Glenn despite the team's winless record. However, Johnson did express concerns about Justin Fields' performance.