According to a new damning report, Justin Fields was a “toxic” teammate and became incredibly difficult for players to work with in Chicago.
Two months ago, the Bears traded Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick. The Bears proceeded to use the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on USC QB Caleb Williams.
Tyler Dunne of GoLongTD.com reports that the Bears’ quarterback room of Fields, Andy Dalton and Nick Foles was extremely “toxic”. Dunne’s report states that Fields was always separated from the two veterans, and that Fields was ignoring Foles during a period where the Super Bowl 52 MVP was trying to mentor the youngster:
“They never were together. It was always Andy and Nick walking side by side and Justin always 15 yards behind them…
There were several arguments amongst the QBs. Once, per one source, Foles was trying to teach something to Fields in the QB room and — upon turning toward the rookie — Foles realized Fields wasn’t even paying attention. His head was down. At that point, Foles was done trying to play mentor. The two could not stand each other.”
On top of that, a source told Dunne that Fields never built “authentic relationships with teammates”, and that the former first-round pick “lacks emotional intelligence.”
Over his three seasons with the Bears, Justin Fields went 10-28-0 as a starter with 6,674 passing yards, 40 touchdowns, 30 interceptions and 2,220 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. He rushed for an impressive 1,143 yards and eight TDs during the 2022 season.
Fields will begin a new chapter of his career in Pittsburgh and will become a free agent in 2024.
