Rookie quarterback Justin Fields took the snap, looked left and let a pass fly about 40 yards down the left sideline during the Bears’ organized team activity practice Wednesday at Halas Hall. Receiver Damiere Byrd caught the ball to audible gasps — and then cheers.
“[Fields] has that mentality of, ‘Rip your heart out,’” Bears coach Matt Nagy said.
Nagy said Fields’ throw ”just took off.” Receiver Darnell Mooney has a different description of the rookie’s deep-pass prowess.
“It’s a beautiful ball, man,” Mooney said. “He knows where he wants to put it, and it’s very accurate.