During his tenure with the Chicago Bears, a picture was painted that quarterback Justin Fields had the support of everyone in the organization.
However, now that the 25-year-old signal-caller is no longer part of the organization, information is coming to light indicating that wasn’t exactly the case.
Fields reportedly did not get along with former teammate Nick Foles, per Go Long TD’s Tyle Dunne, who said sources confirmed to him that the relationship between the two QBs was “toxic as hell.”
Dunne was informed by a source that “they never were together.” “Justin was always walking fifteen yards behind Andy (Dalton) and Nick as they walked side by side.”
The information provided by Dunne appears to corroborate what Josh Lucas, the former director of player personnel for the Bears, said to Windy City Gridiron in February regarding the dynamics within Chicago’s quarterback room.
Lucas remarked, “Justin’s rookie year wasn’t great.” “We thought having two vets with him would really help him with Andy and Nick and that was not cohesive at all.”
While the latter was 1-0 and passed for 250 yards and a touchdown as the third-string quarterback behind Dalton, the former was 2-8 as the starter with 1,870 yards, seven touchdowns, and ten interceptions.
In May 2022, Fields took over as the Bears’ full-time starter, and Foles was let go. It’s unclear if Fields and Foles’ animosity contributed to his termination.
According to Dunne, “there were several arguments among the QBs.” According to one account, Foles turned to face Fields when he noticed the rookie quarterback wasn’t really trying to learn anything from him while they were in the quarterback room. He had his head lowered. Foles had had enough of attempting to be a mentor at that time. The two were incompatible with one another. One source claims that “you cut the tension with a knife” around the building.
Trevor Siemian, Nathan Peterman, and Tim Boyle were signed by the Bears in 2022 to support Fields, while Foles signed a two-year
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