It\u2019s officially the Justin Fields show in Chicago.
\nBears head coach Matt Nagy announced that Fields will be the team\u2019s starting quarterback moving forward. Two \u2026<\/b>
\nIt\u2019s officially the Justin Fields show in Chicago. Bears head coach Matt Nagy announced that Fields will be the team\u2019s starting quarterback moving forward. Two days ago, Nagy said that the Ohio State product was still the backup and he was only playing because of Andy Dalton\u2019s knee injury. However, he appeared to change his mind on Wednesday. \u00ab\u00a0I told you the last couple of weeks we’ve some good conversations internally,\u00a0\u00bb Nagy said told reporters. \u00ab\u00a0It’s helped us in the last couple weeks. Continuing that process this week it’s led to making the decision to move with Justin as the starter.\u00a0\u00bb In his NFL debut against the Cleveland Browns back in Week 3, Fields completed 6 of 20 passes for 68 yards and was sacked nine times. However, he rebounded last week against the Detroit Lions by completing 11 of 17 passes for 209 yards in the team\u2019s 24-14 victory over their NFC North rivals. \u00ab\u00a0We’ve been patient with this, we’ve grown with him, we’re proud of Justin,\u00a0\u00bb Nagy added. \u00ab\u00a0He’s been a great teammate from the very beginning.\u00a0\u00bb In free agency, the Bears signed Dalton to be the team\u2019s starter. However, when the NFL Draft came, Chicago moved up from No.20 to No.11 in the first round to take Fields. Initially, Nagy said that the starting job was Dalton\u2019s until the coaching staff felt Fields was ready to play. After Dalton suffered the injury in Week 2 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Fields was inserted into the lineup and now has the opportunity to keep the job moving forward. \u00ab\u00a0The plan and the process that we had going into this was important for to understand, and then when Andy unfortunately got hurt with his knee, that sped the process up,\u00a0\u00bb Nagy said. The Bears (2-2) will travel to Las Vegas to take on the Raiders (3-1) on Sunday.<\/p>\n