Tyrod Taylor took reps with the starting offense on Wednesday and officially has unseated Justin Fields as the No. 1 quarterback for the New York Jets.
Head coach Aaron Glenn said Taylor, a 15-year veteran with a 28-29-1 record in 59 career starts, makes his second start of the season Sunday against the team that drafted him in 2011, the Baltimore Ravens.
“On Monday, I talked to both of those guys and talked to the team, so Tyrod will be our starter,” Glenn said, before he was asked why he made the move. “Because I wanted to.”
Glenn demoted Fields trying to find a spark for an offense with a combined 31 points in Jets’ past three losses. New York has won two of its last three games.
Fields threw only one interception. He lost two fumbles and was sacked 27 times in nine games.
Taylor lost a fumble and threw a pick-6 in his only other start for the Jets this season, Week 3 at Tampa Bay. He has three of the Jets’ 11 touchdown passes this season.
Baltimore (5-5) has won four consecutive games and has six sacks and six takeaways during a three-game run of road wins at Miami, Minnesota and Cleveland.
Undrafted rookie Brady Cook was not strongly considered for a promotion from the No. 3 job to a starting assignment. But Glenn pointed to potential playing time for the former Missouri quarterback if the offense continues to struggle.
“He’s still developing,” Glenn said. “There’s been a plan for him from the very beginning. And I wanted to make sure we do what’s right for him. And who knows, we’ll see what happens as the season progresses. I’m not promising anything — but he knows exactly what his role is when it comes to this team. But I’ll say right now, Tyrod is our starter.”
