LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields paused momentarily to ponder his response.
“Do I think I was always put in the best position to succeed? Um, you know, I don't know,” Fields said during Chicago’s recent voluntary minicamp. “But at the end of the day, that doesn't matter. You just have to handle what you've got and try to make the best out of it.”
Fields’ rookie year was loaded with ups and downs. He battled injuries, had the NFL’s highest rate of interceptions and sacks, the third-most fumbles among starting quarterbacks (12) and recorded the lowest QBR (26.