FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Justin Fields was caught off guard when he was sent to the bench last week — for perhaps the rest of this season and maybe his tenure with the New York Jets.

The embattled quarterback said he “of course” believes he’ll be a starter again in the NFL, though, either here or elsewhere.

“I just know who I am as a person, as a football player, as a hard worker,” Fields said Wednesday while speaking to reporters for the first time since he was replaced by Tyrod Taylor. “I know I have the mindset and the skill to attain that. I just feel like I need to do it on a more consistent basis. That’s just what it is. I’m in this position now and all I can do is just keep on working, keep on getting better and focus on it.

“It’s just life, you know? It’s the ups and downs of life.”

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