One of the most frustrating aspects of Bears quarterback Justin Fields’ rookie year happened before he even stepped out onto the field during the regular season.
Former head coach Matt Nagy had already promised Andy Dalton the starting job, and he refused to allow Fields an opportunity to win it. To make matters worse, Fields didn’t get to work with the first-team offense during OTAs, training camp or preseason. That led to some chemistry issues when Fields etook over as starter early in the season.
While Fields couldn’t get reps with the starters last offseason, the exact opposite has been true. In fact, he’s getting pretty much every single rep since drills started in May, according to Bears insiders Adam Hoge and Adam Jahns, working with the 1’s, 2’s, 3’s and 4’s.
