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Packers forcing Bears’ Justin Fields ‘to play QB’ should be exactly what he wants

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields said last season he didn’t intend on rushing for 1,000 yards again.

The rest of the NFL doesn’t intend to let him.

After a season in which he ran for 1,143 yards — the second-most ever by a quarterback — but finished last in yards passing at 149.5 per game, Fields should expect every defense to go all out to confine him to the pocket. That already started last season, but it’s going to be predominant going forward, starting with the Packers when they come to town Sunday for the season opener.