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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 8 decision has been made without much of a choice.

Fields has struggled since signing a two-year, $40 million deal with Gang Green — to the point where he was benched at halftime for veteran Tyrod Taylor in their Week 7 loss to the Carolina Panthers .

However, Taylor suffered a knee injury in that game that will cause him to miss Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, leaving the Jets no choice but to start Fields.

Johnson expressed his disappointment in Fields during the NFL owners' meetings earlier this week.

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