Tyrod Taylor and the New York Jets face the Baltimore Ravens this week.
The New York Jets face the Baltimore Ravens this week and it will be Tyrod Taylor under center for the Jets.
New York head coach Aaron Glenn benched Justin Fields for Taylor, who is excited to face his first NFL team this Sunday.
"It's a full circle moment, for sure," Taylor said Wednesday. "Thankful for my time in Baltimore. Learned a lot from the coaches there to the players within that locker room. Learned a lot about football, learned a lot about how to carry myself off the field as well, too. Just forever thankful for the four years that I spent there."
Taylor has appeared in three games this season. He has 379 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and three interceptions.
The 36-year-old Taylor has 12,633 passing yards and 71 passing touchdowns in the NFL. He's a better passer than Fields, who can't process defenses quickly enough and holds onto the ball too long.
"Taking advantage of the opportunity is everything," Taylor said. "Just the opportunity itself, obviously [I'm] thankful for. But being able to go out there and lead this locker room, lead this offense in a way that represents what we talk about it daily in our meetings -- and in a way that I know I'm capable of doing -- It means the world to me."
The Jets are 2-8 on the season. They are expected to cut Fields this offseason and draft a QB in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Taylor, who made the Pro Bowl in 2025 with the Buffalo Bills, is still grateful to be playing in the NFL.
"I'm just thankful for the opportunity," Taylor said. "I take tremendous pride in getting things right and doing things the right way, day in and day out, to be able to take advantage of the opportunities when they present themselves."
The Jets are heavy underdogs against the Ravens, who are 5-5 and 4-0 in their last four games. It will be fascinating to see if Taylor can lead New York to an upset win.