FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Justin Fields is out for at least one game and Tyrod Taylor is ready to step in for the New York Jets, just as he has done so many times during his multiple NFL stops.
Coach Aaron Glenn announced Wednesday that Fields was ruled out for the game at Tampa Bay with a concussion, and Taylor would start at quarterback against the Buccaneers on Sunday.
“I challenge myself each and every day to prepare like a starter because you never know when an opportunity will present itself,” the 36-year-old Taylor said after practice. "And the main thing is you don’t want to, obviously, let your team down. But you want to prove to yourself that you’re capable of doing what you know you can do.
“That’s been the mentality since Day 1 in my time in the NFL.”
Fields remains in the