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- Justin Fields participates in 7-on-7 drills at Jets practice, 2 days after dislocating toe</p>
<p>DENNIS WASZAK Jr. July 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM</p>
<p>1 / 3Jets Camp FootballNew York Jets quarterback Justin Fields (7) runs drills during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Florham Park, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)</p>
<p>FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields participated in 7-on-7 drills at training camp Saturday, two days after being carted from the field with a dislocated toe.</p>
<p>Fields threw passes during quarterback positional drills and then again in a session with wide receivers, including tossing a perfectly placed deep ball to Tyler Johnson for a big gain that drew cheers from the fans in the stands.</p>
<p>Fields didn't participate in team drills and will continue to be evaluated on a daily basis.</p>
<p>"Just trying to ease him in," coach Aaron Glenn said.</p>
<p>The Jets have their first day off from practice Sunday.</p>
<p>"I thought he did a good job in 7-on-7s," Glenn said of Fields. "And the thing is, he has a ways to go until we get him out there and we're going to make sure we keep the process going, keep the protocol going to make sure he's ready."</p>
<p>Fields sent fans and social media into a frenzy Thursday when he dislocated a toe on his right foot early in practice. He was carted from the field to the facility, where he had multiple tests before the team announced the diagnosis — relieving fears that it could be an even more significant injury.</p>
<p>Fields watched practice Friday from the sideline while wearing his helmet but had progressed enough Saturday to take part in some of the practice.</p>
<p>Glenn didn't think Fields, expected to be the starter in his first season with the Jets, would fall behind because of the injury.</p>
<p>"He's going to be just fine," the coach said. "He missed one day. He's been in meetings, so he's going to be just fine."</p>
<p>Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor continues to lead the offense during team drills while Fields is sidelined.</p>
<p>Tackling the issues</p>
<p>While Fields got big cheers when he participated in practice, an addition to the drills got the fans — and players — fired up.</p>
<p>Glenn ran a tackling drill in which an offensive player goes 1-on-1 against a defensive player. The offensive player tries to get around the defensive player, who attempts to stop him in his tracks by wrapping him up.</p>
<p>It wasn't full tackling — there's no pads yet — but it's something Glenn started in organized team activities and brought with him from his coaching days in Detroit.</p>
<p>"I modified it a little bit to fit the way that I wanted it to go," he said. "I love the drill. It gets the players excited. You get a chance to teach and you get a chance to work on the things that you have to work on to be good as far as tackling and also, offensively, just alluding guys in space."</p>
<p>The Jets' defense was plagued at times last season by missing open-field tackles. The loudest cheers Saturday came when cornerback Sauce Gardner squared up wide receiver Garrett Wilson and forced him out of bounds as the defense celebrated wildly.</p>
<p>"Man, this league is about making open-field tackles," Glenn said. "I think we all know it's a spacious league right now. So, the more you can make tackles in space, the better we are going to be as a team."</p>
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