With the Chicago Bears owning what will likely be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft from the Carolina Panthers, there’s a chance the team decide to choose a quarterback such as USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams. That could put the future of Justin Fields with the team in question. But he doesn’t sound all that worried about it.
During a press conference this week, Justin Fields made it clear that right now, he’s just leaning on his faith and focusing on the things that he can control.
“I mean, life isn’t fair,” Fields said Wednesday according to Josh Schrock of NBC Sports Chicago. “I’m just focused on what I can control, and the rest is in God’s hands.
“Wherever, if I’m here next year, if I’m not, football doesn’t define who I am as a person. My happiness will still be in the same place, will still be in God. . . . I know that God’s got me, and I’m going to be good. I’m very blessed in the position I am in, and I think a million people would love to be in the position I am right now. So really just, I’m not taking that for granted and just taking each and every moment I have every day up here to the fullest.”
So far this season, Fields has had career-bests in completion percent (64.4), yards per attempt (7.0), yards per game (198.4), and passer rating (92.3). Still, that hasn’t exactly led to many wins as the team has just a 4-8 record and is in last place in the division.
It will certainly be interesting to see what the future holds for Fields and the Bears.
