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Fans of Ohio State, Chicago Bears won’t like Andy Dalton’s comment relating to Justin Fields
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The Chicago Bears still have a quarterback competition on their hands between Justin Fields and Andy Dalton and the latter seems ready to win it.
Dalton spoke on Wednesday morning about Fields and knowing that his time will be coming soon but for now, it’s his.
https://twitter.com/ChiSportUpdates/status/1428035669377667079
He then went into it a bit more with some of his comments and why he’s blocking out the calls for Fields to take his place (via ProFootballTalk):
“You can’t focus on that,” Dalton said of the fans’ preference for Fields. “If you focus on that, that’s gonna beat you down. So I know who I am, I know who I was created to be, I know where my identity lies. And so do I want the fans behind me and this team? Yes. Do I want them behind Justin? Absolutely, I do. But that’s not my focus. I can’t focus on all that right now. Justin’s gonna have his time and Justin’s gonna have a great career, but right now it’s my time and so my focus is on being the best player I can be for this team and doing everything I can to help this team win.”
As of right now, Dalton is still pegged as the starter for Week 1 but if Fields continues to have a strong preseason, that could change in a heartbeat.