Justin Fields talks Bears, finding out he was traded, relationship with Ryan Poles
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 05. 2024
- On Tuesday, Justin Fields spoke to the media for the first time after being traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Fields talked about when he found out he was traded and what his relationship with Ryan Poles was like. Fields also talks about why he's excited to get a new opportunity with the Steelers even though he will start the season as a backup behind Russel Wilson
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I'm Here To Wish Justin Fields The Best In Pittsburgh And Thank You For Everything Chicago Will Always Love You.
Yes, thank you for the horrendous qb play
Yep! I LOVE Fields is a Steeler also! I wish him nothing but the bust as he didnât provide in ChicagoâŠ.
Steelers got a stud for cheap. Real ones know
@@ukuleletron you obviously donât watch any football! Itâs okay guy m, but just get some idea of a stupid comment you might want to makeâŠ.. then just hit the delete button as you proofread đ
Yes⊠thank you for not beating the packers, no playoffs and being awfulâŠ. GTFO here Justin, Its Caleb time!!!!!!
Justin looks genuinely happy. Can't fake that, we've watched him in interviews for a few years. In this interview, he looks different. Like he is at peace.
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Agree
I noticed the same
Yea no pressure, he gets to sit back and not have a franchise on his backđ
100% totally agree
Dude has always been a class act. Good luck to him in Pittsburgh. Bear Down! đđż
He has to be to overcompensate for his less than average play on the field
@@tonywilliams6492 Define what less than average play on the field is. Would you even know?
@@barbaradee9304He doesnât know. Probably canât even throw a spiral.
And you have to do the same as anâ incel. @tonywilliams6492
â @@barbaradee9304not being able to scan the field or throw with any anticipation whatsoever would be a good start. Throwing for 300 yards one time in his career is another. Need I mention his record as a starter?
J. Fields, Good luck against every team except Chicago! You got a lot of people rooting for you in Chicago Bro!
Who is rooting for him since he gave no crap for when he played here?
@@alaneiler2361 are you not reading all the well wishes in the comments? That's who.
Justin played hard in chicago you will be missed
I hope he kicks the bears ass. And I'm a bears fan. I said what I said.
â@@DavidPaschal Dude is a dumbass!! đ
Gonna miss this man. Hope he thrives in Pittsburgh
worst 4th quarter qb in the history of the nfl.
@@Chibeaglenot only that but I am surprised he was able to see an open seat on his flight!
You're gonna miss the 150 yard passing games?
@@nateloudenbach8040 đđđđ
@@nateloudenbach8040this guy will contemplate whether or not he wants to live once caleb throws for 300 yards. good is bad and bad is good.
Ryan Poles is the man, has the league ever seen a player's GM? Bears really building a good team culture. Ball out in Pittsburgh JF1
Well said... A "player's GM" is something I've never heard said before. I'm happy he put Justin in a quality situation. Real Bears fans who appreciated Justin are happy about that too...
Lmao, beat the packers first before yall start celebrating an unproven team. Yall do this every year đđ
The man would've kept fields and drafted Caleb. Told the media there's no controversy. Fields getting his weapons and protection and we're developing Caleb. We're all in on Superbowl and Caleb will be the future moving forward next yr. Trade fields at deadline or next yr. We're now 1 in jury away from another bad yr. Look what happened last yr ! đ€·đŸââïž Baegent ain't it. No rookie winning no Superbowl.
â@@JohnStockton7459that part too! So tired of our fanbase accepting mediocrity and not raising our standards of accountability
Most critics of Justin downplay how much it meant to Poles to keep his word to Fields about giving him a good situation to compete for a starterâs job..
Ryan has admitted he turned down better trade compensation to send JF2 to Pittsburgh (Eagles were rumored to be offering a 4th for him to backup Hurts)
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CJ Stroud and Micah Parsons on a recent same day draft simulcast both expressed how most active NFL players respect and acknowledge JF as a talent (and how much the Bears mismanaged his development and left him ill-equipped with a sub standard roster for most of his time in Chicago)âŠ
Iâm glad I got his jersey before they traded him. Itâs the only one I got. Good luck Fields!
Was a top 5 jersey in terms of sales from 2022-23
Class act Chicago will always have love for Justin!!!
To JF1, you were the most exciting quarterback we've ever had, and I've been watching the Bears for over 50 years. I'm sure I speak for many Bears fans when I say that we were proud to call you our QB1. You handled yourself on and off the field with professionalism and class; you were loved by your teammates and your fans. We will miss you, and I wish you the best until we meet you in the Super Bowl; then, it'll be different, lol. Good luck, man, and thanks for all the great memories. You kept me on the edge of my seat every time I watched you play, and you always left it all on the field. The Steelers are lucky to have you. Best regards, RL
amen
How many games did he win?
@@jessefay4984 it's a team game. Justin didn't lose games by himself
@@philnorman5912 he 100% lost games by himself. Couldn't read a defense and absolutely awful in 2 minute drills.
He is nicknamed JF2 now and is QB2 on Steelers roster.. for now đ
He looks happy now
Bears fan here. Always liked Justin as a Bear. Wishing him and the Steelers nothing but success.
Best of luck to you in Pittsburgh, Justin. You'll always have a fan from Chicago. đ»âŹïž
Hey, you can't hog him just for yourself. He will have many fans rooting for him. Including me. Lol.
Justin needed a change of scenery. After those first couple years in Chicago, I think it was just hard mentally to overcome your past. I think he learned from his past and is looking to move on from it
Class act, through & through. I wish him the very best.
Good guy, wish him all the success he deserves
Wish you nothing but the best Justin! Always rooting for you
He seems more relaxed and polished.
I agree, seems happier. As a Chicago fan, I wish him the best. We will always root for him.
he will make a good kick/punt returner đ
Steelers are now my favorite AFC team.
Even though they fleece yâall every year
NBC Sports Chicago, You're amazing! I hit the like button as soon as I saw it!
Good luck Justin you are as of right now my favorite bears quarterbacks of all time I hope you ball out in Pittsburgh
Best of luck Justin!!!! Thank you for everything! Got a gut feeling you'll be starting again sooner rather than later.
Class act from day 1! Glad he at least got traded to my 2nd favorite team. Always gonna root for him.
Let's go Steelers Let's go!
Justin is one of only two QBs since 1950 (the other being Josh Allen on the Buffalo Bills) to have improved the following metrics EVERY season of their career [min. of 10 starts per season // at least 3 years played as well]:
Passer Rating
Total Wins
INT Rate
Completion Rate
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P.S. How many wins would Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Hurts, Lamar, Tua or Love // Stroud be winning with the following players on offense from 2021-23?
âWEAPONSâ
Ihmir Smith-Marsette, EQ St Brown, Chase Claypool, Byron Pringle, Jesper Horsted, Robert Tonyan, Nkeal Harry, Dante Pettis, Velus Jones Jr, Nsimba Webster, often-injured Allen Robinson, ball dropping Darnell Mooney//Tyler Scott, and a bunch of other WR/TE scrubs đ
((Only DJ Moore and Cole Kmet ever developed or produced immediately or over time))
âPROTECTIONâ
Larry Borom, Alex Leatherwood, Reilly Reiff, Michael Schofield, Lucas Patrick, Sam Mustipher, Julian Davenport, Dan Feeney, James Daniels, Cody Whitehair plus a bunch of practice squad call ups or other teamâs cast offs like the one season we signed that 40+ year old former Eagle to play Offensive Tackle! Not to mention Teven Jenkins while a mauler is injury prone, Braxton Jones while overachieving is STILL a former Day3 pick playing LT, and Nate Davis was not in the right head space last year {shouldnât have been playing at all} đ
((Only Darnell Wright was immediately an upgrade despite hitting the rookie wall a few times))
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The name of the game is progression not perfection; *Can we agree that he got dealt a bad hand like PFF and most active / former players agree on* ??
You right bro. Caleb definitely has the best supporting cast a rookie QB will ever have. JF wasnât set up for success from day 1. Hope he has success with the Steelers!
Us Bears fans are still rooting for you to thrive bro! You deserve it! Go Bears!
Bro looks like he in the right place
I've never seen Justin smile this much in the entire past 3 years including the draft! Has anyone?? Good luck JF1 and hopefully everyone who meant well succeeds...but dude is in a completely different head space!đ€đŒ
Justin "Each and Every Day" Fields.
Love this kid, I wish him the best and I hope he's happy and successful wherever he goes.
Justn, remans professional, admire his conduct and attitude to prove who he is. KUDOS TO THE YOUNG MAN.
He looks very relieved and happy. I think weâre gonna get the best JF1 this year in Pitt, wishing him luck and go bears
I believe this kid has alot of good football in him and think he could be our future if he gets his confidence going and picks up Arthur's offense up quickly.
Good luck Justin Fields . You have a lot of fans still here in Chicago. I haven't missed a Bears game since 1977 and as far as I'm concerned he is one of the most exciting players I've seen. I hope you become bigger than Bradshaw in Pittsburgh.
Winning is more fun
Losing is exciting đ
As a Bears fan, Justin looks happier. He has always been a class act, I'll always root for him and wish him the best
He looks more confident and comfortable than he did in Chicago. I hope he does well, he didnt get a fair shake here. Yall got a good one.
Apparently heâs gone back to his pre-Janocko/Getsy footwork and mechanics; Good for him!
I always felt changing his drop back foot and step cadences was awkward for him to integrate (not to mention all the issues with injury carousel // bad snapping from his IOL, & the lack of separation from his pass catchers)
Love this guy. I wanted my bears to keep him, but I'm happy he's in Pittsburgh ( my 2nd favorite team). You guys have a class act.
JF1......JF1.......JF1!!!!!! I hope he gets some support in Pittsburgh. We never gave him any. He deserves sooo much better than the crap teams we gave him!
JF2
Ball out, big dawg! Bro is smiling harder than I've seen in a while.
I feel like this could be a win-win fr.
We still rockin with you J. Good luck in Pittsburgh đ«Ą.
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Justin class act. I hope He does well in Pitt. Maybe chicago and Pitt will me in a couple superbowls or something. GOOD TO HEAR FROM JUSTIN.
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I didnt like how people questioned Justin's character while he was in Chicago. Never said anything wrong and always had a good attitude. People just want a reason to hate you. Wish him luck
A very articulate young man. I love his professionalism and demeanor. I am a Bears fan but I love this kid and I hope he has all the success in the future.
Justin is with one of my favorite franchises in all of sports, playing for one of my all time favorite personalities... I absolutely wish him the best. I think it's great that the Steelers has invested their full attention into any offensive line. Their culture develops passing threats, and I think he will do very well there. I hate that the Bears were not able to get things together during his tenure, but his time here placed the pressure on the franchise to take offensive football seriously. He looks happy. That eases me...
Good luck Justin! Won't forget you here in Chicago.
Yep! Thank you Justin for your rap play and not ever showing ip in the 2nd half. Dave will miss you lol
@@alaneiler2361 A lot more to life than just how well someone plays on the field. But nice of you to comment my troll friend.
He definitely seems more comfortable like a weight been lifted.
I still love this young man!!! gonna root for you forever! Go Bears!!!
Forever won't be that long.
đ€Ł he's a BUST
@@rigdg3876 always Haters in this world.
Based on what Tomlin has said, Justin says Tomlin is the best coach that he's ever had. Hmm. Nagy and Eberfleus and Getsy, did you hear that?
He is so gracious after the way Poles Eberflus and Getsy dumped on him. JF1â€
Don't put Getsy in the same sentence as the following. Poles and Eberflus. Those two guys are world class in their comments about Fields. Justin is a great guy, and that's what they said. Good luck to him in Pittsburgh.
let's go Justin, always rooting for you whether you're with the Bear's or not wish you the best and know you're gonna ball out!
Nice to see JF smiling
A chicago fan here, that was so sad to see him go. But I wish him nothing but the best and hope he puts up big wins in Pittsburg!
We still love & miss JF1 in Chicago! Good luck in Pittsburgh and I hope you win the job QB1 đ
Wishing Justin the very best.
Definitely rooting for u! Wasnât dealt a fair hand in Chicago, Ray Charles could see that. Never complained or pointed fingers except once lol Steelers are lucky to have u. Wish u were still n Chicago but wish u nothing but the best! #trustGods plan đđŸ
Same as most of the Bears fans here, Totally wish Justin the best and hope him nothing but success other than when against the bears :). Other than that, Pittsburg just became a second team for me to watch and watch Justin continue to grow into the QB we all believed he is and will be.
Did you follow buffalo when mitch went there?
@@nateloudenbach8040 NO he has no where near the talent of justin fields
@@jessespann6898 it's ok to say your fellow brother isnt that good bud
@@nateloudenbach8040 no one cares about Mitch T - u go follow him. JF1 regardless of what you think about him has a whole city of fans behind him who want him to do good and see him well! If you donât thatâs ok but stop the hate
Good luck JF
Tomlin is going to love this guy.
Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken! Keep calm and Steeler on. Keep your head on swivel, kid! You'll do well!
Iâll always be a fan of this kid and I hope he does well in Pittsburgh. Itâs a new era in Chicago.
Praying for Justin Fields!! I remember one presser last year, and a reporter asked a question, and Justin answered....Before he went on to the next question, he asked the reporter "did I answer your question? are you sure? Ok cool"....to me, that was respect for the Press gophers!
We miss you, bro in Chicago you Dig
Thank you for your time in Chicago JF1 Good luck đ in Pittsburgh
Thank you Justin, we wish you the best Champ
Fields gave the fans some amazing highlights that we'll look at years down the road. Nothing but love, best wishes, and I hope he thrives wherever he goes. Bear Down!
I hope he balls out. Will forever root for JF1
sounds a lot less robotic than he did when he was here
Dam look how his face lit up when they asked him about Coach T. So cool to see this guy looking hopeful because we ALL know the talent is there đ„đ„đ„
Great interview!đđŸđđŸ
We will always love and support u JF1!
Def seems happy and wish him nothing but the best! A class act for sure.. go get em!!
Change looking mighty good on Justin. Go get 'em man. Light it up!
Love that guy. Thank you Justin. Good luck in Pittsburgh. Here We Go!
Great interview. Terrific human being. And a quarterback with much upside. Here's wishing Justin great success and happiness.
Iâm sad he left chi town but man does he look so much happier in Pittsburgh I hope he balls out for yâall and shows everyone how good he really is Iâll always be fan I wish he wouldâve stayed with the bears but Iâm glad heâs were he wants to be bear down Steelers youâll be the afc team I root for if the bears arenât doing good lol
This interview shows how humble a QB the Steelers have...The fact that he said he still has more room to improve and still trying to get there....đ
Good luck fields u will always have love from Chicago Bear Down đ»
Shouldn't never been a Bear he sucked the whole time he was there and never brat the Pack his while Damn Bear career happy to see the BUST gone!
Bears Fan still rooting for Justin to excel in Pittsburgh!
I wish we(Chicago) could've given Justin Fields the opportunity he deserved to play with the pieces they now have in place for Caleb Williams
Wishing you nothing but the best Justin! A fantastic professional and leader of the group for the past few years. Didn't have the success he would've wanted here in Chicago, but glad he can get a fresh start at an organization that will offer him an environment for him to learn.
Yall BEARS fans ...are good people!!! I love Chicago..and truly we appreciate having this great guy here#FIELDS IS ARE FUTURE
I Still Love You Bro. Much Love From Peoria Illinois.
We love you Justin the city has your back. Lets go!!!!!
I love this kid. He is going to be very good for the Steelers, I pray he wins several Superbowls after the Bears win like 4 or 5.
Iâm a bears đ» fan . I love this qb hope he wins the starting job đȘđŸ
Chicago Bear fan. I âm just wishing you all the success in Pittsburgh!!!!
Steeler fans you got a steal here with this guy. He really started to figure things out at the end of the year. If he can build upon that you got a top 10 QB for basically nothing
Good ol Justin....good ol Justin
I'm rootin for ya JF1 đ»âŹïž
Says a lot all of us bears fans here to see justin and rooting for him Steelers yall got a dog
Miss you in chicago JF1
As a lifelong Bears fan who loved the dude and wanted to see him take us all the way, itâs good to see him clearly much happier and I hope he has the opportunity to ball out in Pittsburgh.
Chicago fan here... We'll miss you Justin and Uno! Wishing you the best in Pittsburgh.
Always a class act. Best of luck to you JF1! Thank you for everything you gave to the Bears organization these past few years.
Imma miss this guyđ„Čtruly my favorite player
Pittsburgh got a guy who will make their team better. Chicago loved him wholeheartedly - ups, downs and all. Some people are worth rooting for as more than a quarterback. Good luck JF1, you deserve all of it.
Love Justin. We know he needed more from his former team, my Bears, always will watch him and root for him.
Huge mistake for trading JF1
As a life long Bears fan.....I really liked Fields. Truly wish him the best. A future Bears/Pittsburgh Superbowl would be epic.
Justin my homie man!!! He will always be a Bear!!!
Weâre darn happy to have him. Our division is the best in the league. We were 5-1 w-l last year scoring just 16 points a game and in the playoff. Just watch us. And the best defense
As much as I'm excited for the new Chicago Bears, watching Fields each week was awesome and you knew you were likely gonna see something special each gameday! #JF1 #Beardown. Good luck!
We miss you bro and wish you the best
I hope Justin watch Russell play and learn. Russell has been around the league so itâs a really good time for Justin to sit and watch and learn. I will always be a Fieldâs fan.