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Colts, Bears both trying to escape quarterback purgatory

Chicago Sun-Times | August 17, 2023

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields throws during a joint practice Wednesday with the Colts.

WESTFIELD, Ind. — On Monday night, the Colts gave their rookie quarterback a gift the Bears never could: the starting job in August. Head coach Shane Steichen told Anthony Richardson, the No. 4 pick in this year’s draft, that he was their Week 1 starter.

Naming your first-round pick the starter during training camp sounds like a no-brainer. It hasn’t been around Halas Hall, though — the Bears traded up to take Mitch Trubisky second overall in 2017 and moved up to draft Justin Fields 11th in 2021, and didn’t start either in the first week of their rookie seasons.

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