Rich CiminiJul 28, 2025, 12:23 PM ETCloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast.
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Rich CiminiJul 28, 2025, 12:23 PM ET
CloseRich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast.
He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University.Follow on X
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. –New York JetsquarterbackJustin Fieldsis back from his toe injury. Well, not entirely.
On Monday, Fields participated in team drills for the first time since dislocating a toe on his right foot last Thursday, but it wasn’t a full Fields performance, according to coach Aaron Glenn.
“He was limited, but he was limited the way we wanted him to be limited,” Glenn said, declining to elaborate.
Glenn probably was alluding to play selection.
Fields operated from a stationary pocket and delivered the ball quickly, reducing the possibility of aggravating his injury. There were no dynamic scrambles, and he mostly stayed out of harm’s way. The last thing the Jets want is a repeat of last week, when the toe was stepped on by an offensive lineman.
“He made good throws out there,” Glenn said.
“When Justin gets on the field, we’re going to let him be who he is.
“There are some things he did today that I was very pleased with, but there’s also some things he’s got to get better at, too. He knows that. Every day I just look forward to him maturing and getting better.”
Fields is ramping up gradually.
He missed one full practice, then was limited to 7-on-7 work Saturday. There was no practice Sunday. On Monday, he did 7-on-7, plus 10 reps in the 11-on-11 period.
He didn’t sit out any reps with the starters. BackupTyrod Taylorwas back to the second team.
In team drills, Fields completed six of seven passes, the first of which was batted down at the line of scrimmage by defensive tackleByron Cowart. Fields connected with rookie tight endMason Tayloron an intermediate pass off play-action; everything else was quick and short.
The Jets have conducted five practices; Fields has completed two as a full participant.
The team still has six weeks before the season opener against thePittsburgh Steelers, so there’s no sense of urgency.
Source: Espnnfl
