Fields went 4-2 in his six games, which started in 2024 for the Steelers. Once Fields left, the Steelers instead pivoted to Aaron Rodgers as their bridge quarterback before they seemed to look to trade up in the 2026 NFL Draft for their future franchise guy.

According to a recent schedule leak, the Steelers will open the 2025 NFL season on the road against Justin Fields and the New York Jets in Week 1.

With the New York Jets, Justin Fields might be on his last opportunity to show that he deserves to be an NFL starter. In a similar way to Baker Mayfield signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, there were skeptics over what Mayfield could do. But a change in scenery and a franchise that believed in him had flipped Baker's career.