Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields already spoke with the media earlier on Wednesday but decided to hold an impromptu press conference at his locker after practice to clarify comments he made.
Fields held court at his locker with many media members in attendance after he felt his comments about the coaching staff were taken out of context. Earlier in the day, the Bears quarterback said he was playing too robotic on the field and needed to play more freely. When asked why he was thinking too much, Fields said it “could be coaching” but said at the end of the day, it’s up to him to “think less and play more.”
Buy Bears TicketsThose comments stirred the pot on social media and Fields felt it was necessary to clear up what he said after practice. He spoke with the media about taking things out of context before addressing his comments about the coaching staff.
I’m not blaming anything on the coaches. I’m never going to blame anything on the coaches, never going to blame anything on my teammates. Whatever happens in the game, I will take all the blame. I don’t care if it’s a dropped pass…put it on me.
But whenever you hear anything coming out of my mouth to where I will blame it on somebody else, my teammates? Never will you hear that. I just want to clear that up and just know, I need to play better. That’s it, point blank. That’s what I should have said in the first place. But I was trying to give you all more details because I appreciate you all for doing what you all do, and I try to give you all the information you want for your guys’ job.
I’m going to do that in the future, but I ask you guys to put the whole quote out there. Don’t cut it up into words and pieces to make it seem like I’m saying something I’m not. Again, I appreciate you guys and what you do and hope you all have a blessed day.
Justin Fields wanted to speak to the media again inside the locker room following his comments on #Bears coaching earlier. @GNSportsTV @WGNTV pic.twitter.com/vG2kU3QDGb
— Kaitlin Sharkey (@KRoseSharkey) September 20, 2023
Very rarely does the team’s starting quarterback pull reporters over shortly after speaking with them at an already-planned press conference, but Fields felt it was necessary after he was informed about his comments going viral on social media. Fields has had a rough start to the season, along with offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. He’s looking to get back on the right track and feels confident that he can. But he wants everyone to know the blame lies with him, not the coaching staff.
