Thirty-five years to the day after "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" , enjoyed a Chicago afternoon that even Bueller would be jealous of. It started with the ' rookie quarterback signing . The : a fully guaranteed $19 million over four years, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.As the ink was still drying on his contract, the former Ohio State Buckeye took in a Cubs game inside historic Wrigley Field. Fields received an extremely warm reception from his fellow Wrigley patrons when he showed up on the jumbotron. . received an ovation from the Wrigley faithful today MLB (@MLB) Chicago fans aren't the only ones who have become fast fans of Fields. Bears coach Matt Nagy offered glowing reviews of Fields during
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Jorge Soler Jersey of The Athletic. "And so there were a couple of plays in there and not just (Wednesday) but other days where these quarterbacks are staying aggre sive. And you got to see a taste of that today with Justin, and he made the nice throw to Damiere Byrd down the sideline. And that ball just took off." Fields has also shown the ability to make the nece sary -- and correct -- pre-snap adjustments. Nagy praised Fields' quick understanding of the Bears' personnel and offensive formations."What he does is he sits back there with (QB coach John DeFilippo) when Andy (Dalton) is running the show," Nagy said. "He's back there repeating every word and he's flipping it and he's going through in his mind how to call the play like he's in the huddle."Fields' competitive spirit was on full display during his final season in Columbus. After the Big Ten initially ruled to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fields that played a significant role in the conference ultimately having a season. Fields then
Adam Duval Jersey helped lead Ohio State to an undefeated regular season, a Big Ten title, and a Sugar Bowl victory over rival Clemson. Despite suffering an injury to his midsection, Fields stayed in the game and threw six touchdown pa ses, an Ohio State bowl game record. All told, Fields went 22-of-28 for 385 yards while leading the Buckeyes to a 49-28
Tom Glavine Jersey win. "Justin is a great quarterback," former Buckeye and current rookie . "He is versatile. He is accurate. He can make things out of nothing. He is a great leader as well. I don't know why people are down on him. He is just a great player. He has battled through adversity as well; getting hurt, coming back, completing pa ses, throwing touchdowns and making plays to help the team succeed."After having to wait his turn in college (Fields started his college career at Georgia before transferring to Ohio State), Fields will begin his career behind , an 11-year veteran who led the to five consecutive playoff berths from 2011-15. And while Fields is currently the backup, there's no telling when Chicago fans will get their
Scott Kazmir Jersey first glimpse of Fields under center in a regular season game."I know that's, for everybody, the biggest question, is 'When is that going to happen?'" earlier this spring. "When you move up to draft a quarterback like Justin, everyone's very excited and they want to know when, when, when, and trust me, we all understand that, but we need to make sure that whatever that plan is that we put together, that it's the best thing for the Chicago Bears."