Free agent quarterback Justin Fields and the New York Jets reached agreement on a two-year, $40 million deal that includes $30 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday.
The Jets are moving on from quarterback Aaron Rodgers, planning to release him when the new league year begins Wednesday. Rodgers has emerged as a quarterback option for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Fields’ team in 2024, league sources told Schefter on Monday.
In New York, Fields will be reunited with wide receiver Garrett Wilson, his former teammate at Ohio State.
Fields, 26, landed with the Steelers a year ago via trade with the Chicago Bears. Ahead of selecting quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in April’s draft, Chicago shipped the former first-round pick to the Steelers in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection.
Though Russell Wilson was named starting quarterback after the preseason, Fields started the first six games of the season for Pittsburgh as Wilson recovered from a serious calf strain. Fields went 4-2 in that six-game stint and finished the season completing 65.8% of his attempts and throwing five touchdowns to one interception. He also had 289 rushing yards and five TDs.
Though the Steelers hinted at an offensive plan that involved both QBs after Wilson supplanted Fields as starter in Week 7, Fields appeared in just four more regular-season games, attempting one pass and rushing seven times for 58 yards.
Fields was the 11th pick in the 2021 NFL draft out of Ohio State. In 38 starts with the Bears, he completed 60.3% of his passes for 6,674 yards, 40 touchdowns and 30 interceptions.
For his career, Fields has completed 61.1% of his passes, with 45 touchdowns and 31 interceptions. He’s rushed for 2,509 yards and another 19 scores.
ESPN’s Brooke Pryor contributed to this report.
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