When Justin Fields woke up this morning, he thought he was going to enter the first training camp practice a few hours later with the second-team offense. It has been no secret that Russell Wilson holds pole position for the starting quarterback job. But at 6:30 a.m. Fields found out that Wilson was dealing with calf tightness, which meant he would be getting the first-team reps at practice today.
He told reporters after practice that he was informed of the change early this morning, per The Athletic’s Mark Kaboly on X.
“I was definitely trying to take advantage of each and every rep that I got today,” Fields said in Kaboly’s video clip.