The hype for Justin Fields went into overdrive during the Chicago Bears' first preseason game Saturday.
Late in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins, LeBron James was so impressed with what he saw from the Bears rookie that he called him "special" in a Twitter post:
The Los Angeles Lakers star sent that tweet moments before Fields threw a 30-yard touchdown to Jesse James.
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After Andy Dalton played the first two drives for the Bears, head coach Matt Nagy gave Fields an extended look.