New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields is facing a very uncertain NFL future.
The New York Jets decided to take a chance on quarterback Justin Fields last offseason in NFL free agency.
Fields was given a two-year, $40 million contract to sign with the Jets. New York was hoping that he would be able to turn things around and get his career back on track during the 2025 season.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen for Fields with the Jets. He showed some flashes throughout the season, but ended up getting benched in favor of Tyrod Taylor.
Throughout the course of the 2025 season, Fields played in nine games. He completed 62.7 percent of his pass attempts for 1,259 yards, seven touchdowns, and just one interception. Fields also ran for 383 yards and four touchdowns on 71 attempts.
At the end of the day, his numbers weren't terrible. New York didn't see enough to keep him as the starting quarterback, which doesn't bode well for his future with the team.
Keeping that in mind, The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt has named Fields a likely cut candidate entering the offseason.
"Fields was a disaster last year, his first of a two-year, $40 million contract — $30 million of it guaranteed," Rosenblatt wrote.
"Unless someone wants to trade for him (unlikely), the Jets will have one of two options for cutting him: do it outright, incur a $22 million dead cap hit and only $1 million in savings, or designate him a post-June 1 cut, spread that dead cap hit out over two years and save $10 million — savings which wouldn’t come onto the books until after June 1. Since the Jets don’t need the space, the first option feels likely."
Assuming Fields does end up being cut this offseason, what does his NFL future have in store for him? He could find it difficult to earn another starting job.
Some team is likely to sign Fields to be a backup. However, the reality of the situation is that he hasn't been able to work out anywhere he has been.
His career is undoubtedly on life support. Fields will need to find a landing spot where he can be a primary backup and will need to take advantage of any opportunity he gets to see the field.