EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields has been benched in favour of Tyrod Taylor to start the second half of the team’s game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

Fields was 6-of-12 for 46 yards in the first two quarters, unable to do much with the offence as the winless Jets’ struggles on that side of the ball continued. New York trailed 10-3 at halftime and Carolina made it 13-3 with a 29-yard field goal on its opening possession of the third quarter.

Fields was just 9-of-17 for 45 yards in the Jets’ 13-11 loss to Denver last Sunday in London, when New York had a franchise-worst minus-10 net yards passing.

Coach Aaron Glenn defended Fields’ performance during the week saying that although the quarterback “took a step back,” there were multiple reasons for

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