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Former NFL QB Believes Justin Fields Can Become ‘Top Notch’ Player, Bears Made ‘Huge Mistake’ Keeping No. 1 Pick

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Consider former NFL quarterback Steve Beuerlein all aboard the Justin Fields train. Despite a turbulent Chicago Bears career that saw the team trade him to the Pittsburgh Steelers and select USC QB Caleb Williams No. 1 overall, Beuerlein believes it was the Bears who failed Fields. Not the other way around.

Sharing his thoughts on the “The Bullpen With Adam Bull” podcast, a Cleveland Browns-centric show, Beuerlein staunchly defended Fields.

“I think there were a lot of things working against him in Chicago,” Beuerlein told the show. “Mainly the instability and overall talent around him.