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ESPN analyst will have his eye on one thing when it comes to Justin Fields’ NFL debut

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Justin Fields will be making his NFL debut on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET. The former Ohio State star is expected to see a lot of playing time in his first preseason game in Chicago.

There will be a lot of eyeballs on the Bears’ new quarterback and first-round pick. ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky will be one of the individuals with a close eye on Fields this weekend. He’s also interested to see one thing in particular.

“Watching for 1 thing today with Fields in Chicago Bears game — open in NFL is different than in college,” Orlovsky wrote on Twitter. “You can’t wait in the league — how well he ‘sees it/trusts it/rips it’ today goes a long way towards him being Week 1 starter — which I expect him to be.”

Bears head coach Matt Nagy has repeatedly said Andy Dalton will be the team’s Week 1 starter. However, if Fields’ success in practice translates to the field Saturday it’s going to be difficult to keep him on the sidelines.

Fields will make his Chicago debut at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Bears host the Miami Dolphins to start preseason action.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB