The New York Jets knew they did not have a finished product in starting quarterback Justin Fields. The former first-round star out of Ohio State has struggled throughout his NFL career.

That didn’t deter the organization from awarding Fields a two-year deal and a penciled in guarantee to be the Jets’ face of the franchise for the 2025 season.

New York is doing everything they can to create an offense and an environment that will benefit their young quarterback. At the very basis for that to happen, though, Fields will have to do something he has failed to do at this point in his career.

Elevate those around him.

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Back in his days as a star for the Buckeyes, Fields was seen as a player who could elevate stars around him. After four seasons in the league and two different stops in the last couple of years, the opposite has been true at the NFL level, though.

The Jets believe that could change with them.

Not only does head coach Aaron Glenn believe they have an offensive system that can allow Fields to “play quarterback,” but they also have enough talent on the field around him to excel.

It’s why, despite the mediocre results through practices so far, Fields is a firm believer he can help elevate the entire group in due time.

“I think it goes hand-in-hand,” Fields said. “Of course, the better I make the players around me, the better I’m going to perform. So, I think it’s just working together as an offense, working together as a team, and just getting extra reps, talking through different concepts, talking through different routes, and just making sure that chemistry is there.”

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Ever since he arrived in 2021, Fields has shown the temperament and leadership to be an NFL quarterback. He possesses the traits and intangibles as a person to be a fan favorite everywhere he goes.

The problem for him is solely on the field.

From having the lowest fourth-quarter completion percentage amongst active signal-callers since 2021, to being benched for a struggling starter last year in Pittsburgh, Fields still has plenty to prove on the field.

If he can build off the incremental improvements he has made over the last few seasons (he has increased his completion percentage in every year he’s been in the league), the Jets may be at a place where they have stumbled onto the future of their quarterback room.

There’s plenty still to prove for Fields. Elevating New York’s young talent alongside him will be the first step in proving he can be the quarterback so many fans believe he can still become.