FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Justin Fields went from trying to make plays on the football field to simply wanting to get through a day without headaches and squinting his eyes.

The New York Jets quarterback's road to recovery from his first concussion had plenty of ups and downs along the way. But he was medically cleared to start against the Miami Dolphins on Monday night after missing a game because of the head injury.

“I mean, it wasn’t scary,” Fields said Saturday after practice. “I didn’t expect some of the symptoms. I didn’t expect them to be as bad as they were, but I’m glad I’m well now and ready to go.”

Fields was injured when he was sacked in the fourth quarter of the Jets’ loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 2. His helmet hit the ground on the play and he was taken to the medi

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