After getting off to a strong start with the New York Jets in Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Justin Fields suffered a concussion in Week 2 that forced him out of that game and also made him miss last week’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Speaking of his Week 1 performance, Fields showed major potential. He completed 16 of his 22 pass attempts for 218 yards, a touchdown, and no interceptions, while also running for 48 yards and two scores.
Unfortunately, the concussion forced him to exit Week 2 against the Buffalo Bills after a rough start to the game.
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With that being said, it’s the first career concussion for Fields. The Jets have been hoping to see Fields get cleared to play this week on Monday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins. That has happened.
Thankfully, Fields will be back on the field against the Dolphins. He spoke out about his first concussion honestly in a recent quote.
“I had an idea [that I would be cleared], but of course, with this concussion stuff, which it was my first, there are some days you feel good and some days the symptoms come right back. Right now I feel good and hopefully I continue to feel this way when Monday comes,” Fields said.
Fields continued on, revealing more about what he dealt with due to the concussion.
“This was my first concussion,” Fields said. “It wasn’t scary, it was just different. Like I said, it was my first one, so I didn’t expect some of the symptoms. I didn’t expect them to be as bad as they were. I’m glad I’m well now and ready to go.”
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Hopefully, Fields will be able to get back to playing like he did in Week 1. Throughout his career, he has shown major flashes of having the potential to be a franchise quarterback. Those flashes simply haven’t translated to consistency.
It will be interesting to see what the 26-year-old quarterback is able to do in his return against Miami. Right now, New York holds a 0-3 record and badly needs to get into the win column. He’ll look to make that happen.
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