Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said his team will play starters during Saturday's preseason opener against the New York Jets. Not only does LaFleur want his top players to "knock the rust off" before the regular season, but there is legitimate data from the NFL supporting players playing in the preseason as an injury preventative measure.

Justin Fields and the rest of the New York Jets' starters will play for at least some of the team's preseason opener at Green Bay on Saturday night. “We're playing,” coach Aaron Glenn said Thursday after the team's final full practice before the game against the Packers.

In an era when starters haven’t regularly played in preseason games, Jets coach Aaron Glenn is taking a different approach.