Ex-Jet Jordan Travis accuses Woody Johnson of crass harm remarks following Justin Fields fiasco
Ex-Jet Jordan Travis can sympathize with Justin Fields.
The retired quarterback revealed that Jets proprietor Woody Johnson made crass feedback to him whereas he rehabbed from what was a career-ending leg harm from 2024-25.
Johnson made headlines lately by singularly calling out Fields following a poor Week 7 exhibiting in opposition to the Panthers.
“I gotta inform you, that man, no disrespect, however there have been issues stated to me, not clearly to that time as a result of I by no means obtained on the sphere to play, however about my leg,” Travis stated on the “Travis Takes Two” podcast on Oct. 24. “Like, simply slick feedback I don’t know if he was attempting to be slick about it. You understand how some older folks, they simply say no matter involves their thoughts and it form of made me really feel a sure kind of approach.
“‘You ever gonna get wholesome?’ And I’m similar to, ‘Rattling.’ Not like, ‘The way you feeling?’ By no means that, it was all the time feedback like that. It form of upset me however form of rolled over my head.”
Johnson’s method as an proprietor has come underneath the microscope following his gorgeous feedback about Fields because the crew began 0-7.
Following back-to-back Fields duds in opposition to the Broncos and Panthers, the latter incomes him a mid-game benching, Johnson referred to as out his quarterback.
“It’s laborious when you’ve a quarterback with the score that we’ve obtained. He has the flexibility, however one thing shouldn’t be jibing,” Johnson stated on the homeowners assembly final week. “If you happen to take a look at any head coach with a quarterback like that, you’ll see comparable outcomes throughout the league. You need to play persistently at that place, and that’s what we’re going to attempt to do for the rest of the season.”
He added: “If we may simply full a go, it will look good.”
That story struck a chord with Travis, who spent one full season with the Jets after being drafted within the fifth spherical of the 2024 draft.
Travis suffered what proved to be a career-ending harm in his senior season with Florida State and regardless of his finest makes an attempt, he couldn’t make his approach again.
He retired this April, citing medical doctors’ recommendation.
“On November 18, 2023, my life took an surprising flip,” Travis wrote on X. “I gave all the pieces I needed to the rehab course of however regardless of all my efforts, my leg by no means responded the way in which we hoped. After a lot prayer and session with the medical doctors, medical specialists and my agent, I’ve been medically suggested to retire from the sport I really like so deeply.”
Travis didn’t reveal any additional feedback made by Johnson towards him, though his older brother, Devon, who spent 4 years with the Blue Jays, went off on Johnson.
“Be higher, bro. What, since you’re wealthy as hell and also you’re the proprietor of the crew you possibly can flat-out disrespect your quarterback that you just OK’d the contract to be good on?” Devon stated.
Jordan praised Fields for a way he dealt with the state of affairs, with the dual-threat sign caller main the Jets to their first win this previous Sunday in a loopy 39-38 street victory over the Bengals.
“Kudos to Justin Fields, I don’t know if you happen to noticed his press convention, you possibly can see on his face he’s not even distraught, bro,” Jordan stated. “It’s actually cool, impressed me, I freaking reposted it on my Instagram. Now, it’s his probability, he’s getting his consideration, God nonetheless has his hand on him the entire time.”
