When the New York Jets signed Justin Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract this past March, they did so with the full knowledge that they were signing up for a 26-year-old project at the quarterback position.
Fields was brought in to serve as a bridge starter after the disappointment of the Aaron Rodgers era, but the Jets also made it clear he would be given every chance to prove he could be their long-term answer.
This Jets coaching staff believed they could construct a scheme and roster around Fields in a way that would not only maximize his strengths but also allow him to develop as a quarterback.