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Justin Fields aware of, but unbothered by, Tyson Bagent QB controversy talk originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Justin Fields knew it would happen.
The Bears’ third-year signal-caller is acutely aware of the media environment surrounding him. He knows that being the Bears’ starting quarterback means you get a lot of extra noise. It’s a lighting-rod position that creates discussion no matter the time of year.
So, of course, Fields was ready for the predictable quarterback controversy talk that came when undrafted rookie Tyson Bagent won his first career start while Fields was out with a dislocated thumb.
“Yeah, of course, but that’s the world we live in nowadays,” Fields said Wednesday at Halas Hall when asked if he heard the QB controversy chatter. “Everybody wants … everybody wants to cause a stir, cause media attention, boom, boom, boom, comments, stories. So that’s just what comes with it. I knew that was going to happen from the get-go. So it came to me as no surprise.
“But I mean, like I said, I was coming in the building every day being the same guy I was before I was hurt. Just trying to be the best leader I can be.”
Fields missed four games with a dislocated right thumb but will return Sunday when the Bears visit the Lions in Detroit.
Bagent went 2-2 in four starts in Fields’ absence and got valuable help from the Bears’ injured starting quarterback each week as they prepped for that week’s opponent.
“I was trying to just be the same leader I was when I was playing, of course helping Tyson out with anything he asked for,” Fields said. “I would write extra notes with scouting reports on DBs and safeties and linebackers and send it to him.”
The Bears’ coaching staff praised Fields for his invaluable work behind the scenes during the week and on the sidelines during gameday to help Bagent.
“He was awesome. He was awesome,” quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko of Fields after the Bears’ win over the Raiders in Week 7. “Put the TV copy on,…
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Author : NBC Sports Chicago
Publish date : 2023-11-15 21:55:11
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