Jets QB Justin Fields Participates in 7-on-7 Drills at Camp After Toe Damage

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields participated in 7-on-7 drills at coaching camp Saturday, two days after being carted from the sector with a dislocated toe.

Fields threw passes throughout quarterback positional drills after which once more in a session with broad receivers, together with tossing a superbly positioned deep ball to Tyler Johnson for a giant acquire that drew cheers from the followers within the stands.

Fields did not take part in crew drills and can proceed to be evaluated every day.

“Simply attempting to ease him in,” coach Aaron Glenn mentioned.

The Jets have their first time off from follow Sunday.

“I assumed he did a great job in 7-on-7s,” Glenn mentioned of Fields. “And the factor is, he has a methods to go till we get him on the market, and we’re going to verify we hold the method going, hold the protocol going to verify he’s prepared.”

Fields despatched followers and social media right into a frenzy Thursday when he dislocated a toe on his proper foot early in follow. He was carted from the sector to the ability, the place he had a number of checks earlier than the crew introduced the prognosis — relieving fears that it may very well be an much more important damage.

Fields watched follow Friday from the sideline whereas carrying his helmet however had progressed sufficient Saturday to participate in a few of the follow.

Glenn did not assume Fields, anticipated to be the starter in his first season with the Jets, would fall behind due to the damage.

“He will be simply positive,” the coach mentioned. “He missed someday. He is been in conferences, so he’ll be simply positive.”

Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor continues to guide the offense throughout crew drills whereas Fields is sidelined.

Tackling the problems

Whereas Fields received huge cheers when he participated in follow, an addition to the drills received the followers — and gamers — fired up.

Glenn ran a tackling drill during which an offensive participant goes 1-on-1 in opposition to a defensive participant. The offensive participant tries to get across the defensive participant, who makes an attempt to cease him in his tracks by wrapping him up.

It wasn’t full tackling — there are not any pads but — nevertheless it’s one thing Glenn began in organized crew actions and introduced with him from his teaching days in Detroit.

“I modified it slightly bit to suit the way in which that I wished it to go,” he mentioned. “I really like the drill. It will get the gamers excited. You get an opportunity to show, and also you get an opportunity to work on the issues that you need to work on to be good so far as tackling and in addition, offensively, simply alluding guys in area.”

The Jets’ protection was plagued at occasions final season by lacking open-field tackles. The loudest cheers Saturday got here when cornerback Sauce Gardner squared up with broad receiver Garrett Wilson and compelled him out of bounds because the protection celebrated wildly.

“Man, this league is about making open-field tackles,” Glenn mentioned. “I believe everyone knows it’s a spacious league proper now. So, the extra you can also make tackles in area, the higher we’re going to be as a crew.”

Reporting by The Related Press.

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