Justin Fields Secures $40M Deal with New York Jets

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00:00Justin the jet Justin Fields testing the free agency waters makes his way to New York on a two

00:07year 40 million dollar deal to take the reins under new guidance in New York with gangrene

00:1430 million dollars guaranteed Justin Fields who just turned 26 earlier this month about a week

00:22ago after four years in the NFL started the first six games for Pittsburgh a season ago now the

00:29newest QB for the New York Jets Donnie you have been fond of this new regime for this Jets

00:35franchise Aaron Glenn the new head coach Darren Muji the new GM what did you make of this move

00:40in the signing of Justin Fields yesterday I thought it was great now let's understand both

00:45parties here involved like Justin Fields feels like you know I came into the NFL didn't get a

00:49lot of help in Chicago then I go over to the Pittsburgh Steelers I never even got a chance

00:53to play with them so it's interesting that you were hearing behind the scenes Justin Fields

00:56saying I'm not going to play for the Steelers unless you tell me like I'm the starter like

00:59I don't want any competition you danced around it last year you know I had a winning record I

01:03didn't get to play much there and it was apparent that you didn't like me as the franchise so I

01:07thought it was his best to move on but also you saw me put out on Twitter and talk about it

01:11yesterday saying you know now that you have different components in Pittsburgh and added

01:15wide receivers it's up to you to get a true pocket passer and Fields wasn't that so the

01:18next best move was okay I'm going to get out of town where can I go go to a franchise that's not

01:23going to have any pressure next year to win which means you can work out the kinks you can put your

01:27work ethic in you can show that organization you can be that franchise guy on a good contract for

01:33him but a look-see contract per se for the Jets themselves the Jets are coming in here with Garrett

01:38Wilson and as you said he liked that move Garrett Wilson likes anything other than Aaron Rodgers

01:42says I'm the number one wide receiver here you brought all your friends and all you do is throw

01:46them the football anything would be better than Aaron Rodgers so yes he's going to be excited but

01:50also understand this if Justin Fields fails it means they didn't have a good season and they can

01:54find their quarterback of the future in the draft if Justin Fields is good you go wow I just signed

02:00my guy didn't have to use draft capital found my franchise guy now let's build around this guy and

02:05give him the weapons he never had in Chicago because most people just feel like oh Justin

02:09Fields you know average player in the NFL what are the Jets actually doing understand what the

02:14prognosis for the Jets is this year clean house find young talent that's willing to win and if

02:19you do start to build for the future we've said it all along Ben at least I did as well when you

02:24get a new head coach in town it's okay for you to say hey let's keep everybody around because this

02:29is a free year they got right to business here the Jets finally as I said for their fan base you got

02:35your franchise back it's time for the good times to roll it might not equate to wins and losses

02:40this year but I love what we're doing as a foundation for this team Ben.