Tyrod Taylor took reps with the starting offense on Wednesday and officially unseated Justin Fields as the New York Jets’ No. 1 quarterback.
Head coach Aaron Glenn said Taylor, a 15-year veteran with a 28-29-1 record in 59 career starts, was making his second start of the season Sunday against the team that drafted him in 2011, the Baltimore Ravens.
“On Monday I talked to those two guys and the team, so Tyrod will be our starter,” Glenn said, before being asked why he made that decision. “Because I wanted to.”
Glenn demoted Fields while trying to find a spark for an offense that has totaled 31 points in the Jets’ last three losses. New York has won two of its last three games.
Fields threw just one interception. He lost two fumbles and was sacked 27 times in nine games.
Taylor lost a fumble and threw a pick-6 in his only other start for the Jets this season, in Week 3 at Tampa Bay. He has three of the Jets’ 11 touchdown passes this season.
Baltimore (5-5) has won four straight games and has six sacks and six putbacks during a three-game road winning streak at Miami, Minnesota and Cleveland.
Undrafted rookie Brady Cook was not heavily considered for a promotion from the No. 3 spot to a starting assignment. But Glenn highlighted the former Missouri quarterback’s potential playing time if the offense continues to struggle.
“It’s still in development,” Glenn said. “There was a plan for him from the beginning. And I wanted to make sure we did what was right for him. And who knows, we’ll see what happens as the season goes on. I’m not promising anything, but he knows exactly what his role is on this team. But I will say right now that Tyrod is our starter.”
–Field level media
