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Justin Fields’ time with the Chicago Bears is now over, but it appears his tenure in the Windy City started off poorly with a bit of an icy start, long before things came to an end after three seasons.
The quarterback didn’t get along with veterans Andy Dalton and Nick Foles during his rookie season in 2021, having a relationship that was “toxic as hell” with them, according to a report from Go Long. Foles and Fields, particularly, “could not stand each other” as there was an instance when the former tried to teach something to the latter, but Fields wasn’t listening, Go Long added in its report.
Former Bears director of player personnel Josh Lucas actually gave credence to the report back in February, explaining that things didn’t work out with Fields and the veteran quarterbacks behind the scenes during his rookie season.
“We thought having two vets with him would really help him with Andy and Nick and that was not cohesive at all,” Lucas told Windy City Gridiron at the time.
Lucas added that while he liked that Fields “knew he was the best and should be out there,” he thought he could’ve stood to learn from Dalton and Foles.
“The part you don’t like about it is that there’s a teachable moment in every point of practice,” Lucas said. “There’s teachable moments in the building during the day, how you carry yourself as a quarterback. There’s teachable moments at press conferences. There’s teachable moments every snap on Sunday. When you’ve got two guys that have won as much as Nick and seen as much as Andy, and you don’t take that information in, because you’re a little standoffish and a little abrasive, you’re wasting that opportunity.”
Fields didn’t start right away after the Bears traded up to select him with the 11th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, with them opting to start Dalton instead. However, Fields wound up becoming the team’s starter in Week 2 following an injury to Dalton. He eventually passed for 1,870 yards, seven…
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Publish date : 2024-05-14 15:30:15
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