NFL FedEx Ground and NFL Offensive Player of the Week award winner Justin Fields has expressed his appreciation to Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles for facilitating his move to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“Shoutout to Poles, we communicated to him through my agent, and I told him where I wanted to be and this was a place I wanted to be, so he honored that and I appreciate him for that,” Fields said. As per the Fox43 report.
Even after Justin Fields set career highs with a 61.4% completion percentage and 2,562 passing yards in the last NFL season for the Chicago Bears, they traded him to the Steelers.
On March 16, 2022 Fields was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers after his agent talked to Bears general manager for the trade request. He was traded for the conditional sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft and potential fourth round pick if he plays 51 percent of the Steelers’ snaps.
The trade marks a significant transition for Fields, who has expressed his desire to join the Steelers. The move by Poles has been praised as a classy gesture by the Chicago Bears organization, demonstrating their commitment to their players’ preferences and career aspirations. Fields’ gratitude highlights the positive relationship and professional respect between him and the Bears’ management.
Justin Fields Career Records
Justin Fields holds the several career records one is he holds the “Most rushing yards 178 by a quarterback in a single game”. Other Justin Fields NFL records to be noticed.
- Most rushing yards 568 over a five-game span in 2022.
- Most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown 6 in 2022. This tied with Johnny Lujack.
- Most consecutive games with 1+ rushing and passing touchdown 5 in 2022, record tied with Kyler Murray in 2020.
- First player to rush for 140+ yards and throw 3+ touchdowns in a single game.
- First player to rush for 100+ yards, throw 2+ touchdowns, and rush for 2+ touchdowns in a single game.
- Only quarterback in the Super Bowl era with multiple 60+ yard rushing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns over 50 yards.
Justin Fields Draft
Justin Fields was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 2021 NFL Draft as a first-round pick, 11th overall. Ryan Pace was the general manager of the Bears at that time. Fields was selected by the Bears after his outstanding college season.
Justin Fields NFL Contracts
According to Spotrac, Justin Fields’ first contract with the Bears was a 4-year, $18,871,957 deal. After being traded to the Steelers, Pittsburgh declined his $25.6 million option for 2025 on April 24, 2024.
Justin Fields NFL career so far…
So far in his NFL career, Justin Fields has attempted 958 passes with 578 completions, resulting in a 60.3% completion percentage. He has thrown 40 touchdowns and 30 interceptions, accumulating 6,674 passing yards and a passer rating of 82.3. He has rushed for 2,220 yards and scored 14 rushing touchdowns.
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