Jets get Fields back from concussion to face Fins

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- The winless New York Jets volition person their starting backmost successful the lineup Monday nighttime against the Miami Dolphins.

Justin Fields, who missed a crippled owed to a Week 2 concussion, was cleared precocious Friday by doctors and volition instrumentality to the lineup.

"Justin is playing," manager Aaron Glenn said Saturday.

Fields, who spent much than a week successful the NFL's concussion protocol, practiced afloat for 3 consecutive days and was removed from the protocol aft being examined by an autarkic neurologist.

Fields was injured successful the team's Week 2 nonaccomplishment to the Buffalo Bills erstwhile his caput slammed to the turf connected a fourth-quarter deed by Bills antiaircraft extremity Joey Bosa.

The discourtesy sputtered for 3 quarters past week with Tyrod Taylor, who rallied the squad with 2 fourth-quarter touchdown passes successful an eventual 29-27 nonaccomplishment to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Jets, trying to debar their archetypal 0-4 commencement since 2020, are hoping that Fields' beingness tin unlock their moving game. In the past 2 games, Breece Hall was held to 50 yards connected 19 carries.

Their discourtesy looked dynamic successful Week 1, arsenic Fields rushed for 2 touchdowns and passed for different arsenic the Jets racked up 394 full yards successful a 34-32 nonaccomplishment to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They've been trying to get backmost to that formula.

"We person to tally the shot better," Glenn said earlier successful the week. "Listen, I cognize we were going against 3 truly bully teams the past teams that we've played, but that doesn't substance to me. I person an anticipation of this squad connected however we run and I'm not going to basal down from that, and our guys won't basal down from that."

The Dolphins (0-3) are ranked 32nd successful scoring defense, but they haven't mislaid to the Jets successful Miami since 2014.

Every crippled is important for Fields, who came to the Jets arsenic a escaped cause connected a two-year, $40 cardinal contract, including $30 cardinal guaranteed. In a sense, he's connected a one-year audition, arsenic the Jets effort to find if helium tin beryllium their semipermanent reply astatine quarterback.

Fields, connected his 3rd squad successful 3 years, played 1 of the champion games of his vocation successful the opener, completing 16 of 22 for 218 yards. In Week 2, though, helium regressed. Before the concussion, helium was 3-for-11, 27 yards -- a career-low 1.1 Total QBR.