Oct 30, 2022; Arlington, Texas, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) leaves the field after the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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CHICAGO — Justin Fields didn’t make any friend during his rookie season with the Bears.
Ahead of the 2021 campaign, Fields reportedly had a “toxic as hell” relationship with the other two quarterbacks on the team, namely Nick Foles, according to Tyler Dunne of “Go Long.”
According to the report, the relationship between Foles and Fields basically reached rock bottom after a situation where Foles was trying to teach something to Fields, only to turn around and realize that Fields wasn’t paying attention to anything Foles was saying. According to the report, Foles and Fields “could not stand each other.”
This is not the first time we’ve heard of trouble during Fields’ time in Chicago since being traded to Pittsburgh.
In particular, the Bears’ ex-Director of Player Personnel told “Windy City Gridiron” in February that Fields was by far the best quarterback in 2021 but refused to take advice from Foles and the other quarterback on the roster, Andy Dalton.
“We thought having two vets with him would really help him with Andy and Nick and that was not cohesive at all,” Lucas said.
“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.”
Although they’re not teammates anymore, Fields has spoken positively about his relationship with Dalton, so it’s very possible that he just didn’t get along with Foles for whatever reason.
“He’s always been great to me. Always seen the bigger picture, not really getting that confusion,” Fields said of Dalton in February 2023. “Just the situation we were in, not getting in the way with our relationship. Always kept it cordial with me and was kind of a big brother to me.”
Fields was traded by the Bears after a unsuccessful three years as the team’s quarterback.
The Steelers acquired Fields via trade with the Bears, and he is expected to have a chance to compete for the starting quarterback back alongside Russell Wilson.
Fields, 25, will have the chance to show improved maturity when he works through the offseason and training camp with another Super Bowl winner in Wilson.
