The Chicago Bears used the No. 11 pick in last April’s NFL draft on former Ohio State star Justin Fields, who they hope will be their franchise quarterback for many years to come.
But right now veteran Andy Dalton, who the team signed as a free agent over the offseason, is currently the starting quarterback in preseason games, which is starting to annoy Bears fans.
During yesterday’s game at Soldier Field fans were chanting “We want Fields!” during the first half while Dalton was under center leading the team against the Buffalo Bills.
The chants were very loud and very clear:
“We want Fields” chants echoing throughout Soldier Field*s. #Bears | #BUFvsCHI pic.twitter.com/8feH6wxiEt
— Bear Down Blog (@BearDown_Blog) August 21, 2021
Awkward.
But I get it – the fans in Chicago can’t wait to have Fields as their No. 1 guy, but those chants are still rough and shouldn’t happen.
Fields later addressed those chants, as well as the fans booing Dalton, with this classy message, via Pro Football Talk:
“I noticed it, of course. The fans are awesome, but they also have to realize Andy is a human being too. Andy is out there on the field right now, so I really think it’s kind of disrespectful to Andy, them cheering my name like that. They have to trust in coach to make sure he’s making the right decisions and cheer Andy on. That’s not helping Andy play better, them cheering my name. That’s not doing that. So I would say my advice to them would be just cheer for who’s out there playing on the field.”
That’s some great leadership right there and a message Bears fans should take to heart.
