Ryan Poles got a shout out from quarterback Justin Fields as the former Bears quarterback spoke to media for the first time since he was traded to Pittsburgh.
This was the message Steelers backup quarterback Justin Fields had for media in Pittsburgh at Steelers organized team activites as he spoke for the first time after being traded for a conditional sixth-round draft pick.
Bears GM Ryan Poles had dealt him to the Steelers when it was apparent Caleb Williams was the quarterback they wanted in place going forward. Asked about his tenure in Chicago, Justin Fields said there were “a lot of ups and downs” but took the high road when asked if the team put him in the best situation:"I knew I was going to get traded, at the end of the day," Fields told reporters in Pittsburgh. "That's just what it was. So it was just me waiting and me trying to figure out where I'm going to be at and stuff like that.
"I wanted to come here before Russ came here and wanted to come here after he got here, so it was more so the team," Fields said. "I wasn't worried about who was here and none of that stuff."GENE CHAMBERLAIN BearDigest.com publisher Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.
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