The Chicago Bears have a star quarterback. Yes, yes, get your microfiber cloth and wipe your glasses, reload this web page, and that sentence still won’t change.
In Justin Fields, the Bears finally have a game-changing quarterback who is expected to light up hapless teams and who is otherwise liable to go OFF against absolutely anyone. I get where you’re coming from — it’s still kind of hard for me to process.
But after Fields cut up and cut through the Dolphins to break the NFL single-game rushing record once held by Michael Vick, and after he won his first career NFC Offensive Player of the Week Award (Note: He’s the only player to do so in a losing effort this season), the chorus is clear: the Bears have a special signal-caller.
Here’s a running list of current NFL stars, coaches, journalists, and former savvy players who all think Fields — again, a Bears quarterback — is on the cusp of being the Next Big Thing. (Note: The numbered list is in no particular order, but that last person might raise an eyebrow or two.)