New York Jets fans understandably panicked when it was learned on Thursday morning that quarterback Justin Fields was carted off the practice field with an apparent lower right leg injury. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport (h/t Kevin Patra) later reported that “the initial diagnosis is that Fields suffered a dislocated toe,” which isn’t his big toe. ESPN’s Rich Cimini offered more positive news regarding the situation, claiming that a source revealed “that the injury is not considered significant and that the quarterback should not be sidelined for long.” The Jets signed Fields to a two-year, $40M deal with $30M guaranteed in March to be their starting QB after he spent last summer competing with Russell Wilson for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 1 gig. Fields went 4-2 as Wilson spent the first six weeks of the 2024 season recovering from a lingering calf problem before Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin started Wilson from Week 7 through the wild-card round of the playoffs. The Jets can escape Fields’ contract as so
