PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Fields could sense his time in Chicago was up at his exit meeting in January.
While Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn’t outright tell Fields the organization was going to look for another quarterback after three uneven seasons with the talented but inconsistent Fields running the offense, Foles didn’t have to.
Fields could sense it in Poles’ body language.
So when Fields received a call while eating dinner in Italy in mid-March that he was heading to Pittsburgh, the initial reaction wasn’t shock, but relief quickly followed by optimism.
Even though the Steelers had just signed Russell Wilson and tabbed him as the starter. Even knowing there was almost no chance Pittsburgh would exercise Fields’ fifth-year option. Even facing uncertainty as to what happens beyond 2024.
Fields remembers watching a hype video while at Ohio State that featured Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. And then all of a sudden, there Fields was on Tuesday, listening to Tomlin give the Steelers — Fields included — a pep talk before the beginning of organized team activities.
Xinhe County in Hebei promotes handmade dried noodles to raise income
Craftsman brings traditional sculptures to life
Staff members arrange lanterns to decorate street for upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year
Russian general who criticized equipment shortages in Ukraine is arrested on bribery charges
Ethnic groups in China's Xinjiang mainly use 10 languages
Chinese traditional lion dance taught at primary school in Jiangxi
Traditional dance helps reduce poverty in Shannan, Tibet
Israel's block of AP transmission shows how ambiguity in law could restrict war coverage
Josh Pearson's three RBIs help LSU knock sixth
Kazakh embroidery production helps female villagers increase income in Xinjiang