There will be no drama. Fields will be the Jets’ next quarterback, and Mougey — in his first comments since the start of free agency — made it clear that the Jets are banking on Fields tapping into his untapped potential and becoming the quarterback to lead this franchise out of its doldrums.

Thrust into the lineup as Russell Wilson recovered from a preseason calf injury, Fields helped the Steelers to a 4-2 start. He was efficient, if not prolific. He averaged only 184 passing yards per start, and had only five touchdown passes, but he threw just one interception and posted a career-high 65.8 completion rate.

The New York Jets gave Justin Fields a lucrative, two-year contract in free agency. GM Darren Mougey says the team plans to start him in 2025.