Over the past two seasons, the New York Jets attempted to become Super Bowl contenders with veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but they fell well short of that ambition. They won seven games in 2023 after Rodgers tore his Achilles in their first offensive series of the year,

Fields signed a two-year, $40 million contract with New York in free agency and is projected to enter the 2025 season atop the team's depth chart at quarterback. His contract also included $30 million guaranteed,