Jets' quarterback situation takes bizarre turn days after Aaron Glenn's tense back-and-forth with media

Less than a full week after New York Jets owner Woody Johnson trashed Justin Fields and head coach Aaron Glenn refused to name a starting quarterback for a competitive advantage the Week decision has been made without much of a choice Fields has struggled since signing a two-year million deal with Gang Green to the point where he was benched at halftime for veteran Tyrod Taylor in their Week loss to the Carolina Panthers However Taylor suffered a knee injury in that event that will cause him to miss Sunday's match against the Cincinnati Bengals leaving the Jets no choice but to start Fields CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Johnson expressed his disappointment in Fields during the NFL owners' meetings earlier this week It s hard when you have a quarterback with the rating that we ve got he announced He has the ability but something is not jiving If you look at any head coach with a quarterback like that you are going to see similar results across the league You have to play consistently at that position and that s what we re going to try to do for the remainder of the season NFL HITS GIANTS WITH HEFTY FINES FOR CONCUSSION PROTOCOL VIOLATION DURING EAGLES GAMEFields has started six games with the Jets missing Week because he was in the concussion protocol He has compiled a passer rating this season Reports indicated that the Jets were planning on moving toward Taylor as several people on the Jets thought he was the better quarterback As just now as Friday Glenn refused to name a quarterback because he completely did not want to in a heated back-and-forth with the media He added that the players knew who the quarterback would be Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner will also miss the contest as the Jets look to avoid an - start Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter