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To improve their trade compensation, the Bears need quarterback Justin Fields to play at least 51% of the Steelers’ snaps this season.
He’s getting closer by the week.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday that the team is planning on sticking with Fields for Week 3 against the Chargers.
“We’re readying ourselves around Justin,” he said. “We’ll stay in that mindset until something happens. Hypotheticals are a waste of time.”
He’s already played every offensive snap in the first two games after being pressed into starting duty when Russell Wilson suffered a calf injury days before the start of the season.