Jets head coach Aaron Glenn went into Week 8 pondering a quarterback change, but Tyrod Taylor’s knee injury meant that the team stuck with Justin Fields in Cincinnati.

Fields bounced back from being benched in a Week 7 loss to the Panthers by going 21-of-32 for 244 yards and a touchdown and converting a pair of two-point conversions in the Jets’ 39-38 comeback win. The victory was the first of the year for the Jets and Fields opened up about how this year — which included harsh public criticism from team owner Woody Johnson — has “been a lot for me emotionally , spiritually.”

On Monday, Glenn praised Fields for his honesty.

“He’s built to handle things like that ,” Glenn said at a press conference. “I’m proud of him. I’m not shocked and I expect for him to continue living his li

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