Jul 23, 2025; Florham Park, NY, USA; New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) participates in a drill during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images John Jones-Imagn Images

Jets Receive Concerning Injury News Regarding Justin Fields

Originally posted on Ohio State Buckeyes on SI
By Andy Quach | Last updated Jul 24, 2025 9:58 AM ET

This was supposed to be the year that former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Justin Fields broke out and became a star in the NFL. After four middling seasons playing in unideal situations, he was getting a new opportunity to be the unquestioned QB1 for a young New York Jets team on the rise.

Unfortunately, his year of destiny may have just been derailed. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on X that Justin Fields was carted off to the locker room from Jets training camp with an apparent lower leg injury. Further details are sure to come, but this certainly isn't a good sign for the former 11th-overall pick, with some speculating that it could be a torn Achilles.

Jets QB Justin Fields was carted to the locker room with an apparent lower leg injury.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 24, 2025

Fields had put together a sort of renaissance season last year for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After three campaigns for the Chicago Bears, playing behind a shaky-at-best offensive line with severely limited weapons to take pressure off of him, the Steelers traded for him in a buy-low move, nabbing him in return for just a conditional sixth-round pick.

In Pittsburgh, he had to compete with Russell Wilson for the QB1 spot. Despite leading the Steelers to a 4-2 record with 1,106 passing yards, another 289 yards on the ground, and 10 total touchdowns to start the season, they still opted to bench him in favor of Wilson, once the latter recovered from his calf injury.

Many believed that Fields had shown enough to earn another chance to be a starting quarterback in the NFL. This offseason, he got that opportunity when the New York Jets signed him to a two-year, $40 million contract.

The Jets had a clear pathway for him to be their QB1 without having to watch over his shoulder in fear of being replaced midseason. It could have allowed Fields to grow comfortable and really show what he was capable of doing in the pros. Now, he's in danger of missing the entire campaign.

This article first appeared on Ohio State Buckeyes on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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