The Jets are trading quarterback Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs per Adam Schefter.
The Jets will end up paying most of Fields’ salary, although based on the Schefter report it sounds like the move will open a few million dollars in cap space.
The Jets signed Fields to a two year contract in 2025. The hope was for Fields to be a medium term bridge quarterback. If Fields played well, he could buy the Jets some time to find a long-term solution in the NFL Draft.
To say this plan failed would be an understatement. Fields was arguably the league’s worst starting quarterback in 2025. His play earned him multiple benchings. Even with $10 million in guarantees due, there was virtually no chance the Jets planned to bring him back for 2026.
The move allows the Jets to recoup a small amount of cap space and add a late round pick, which is about as well as the team could have done under the circumstances.
