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Bears Rumors: QB Room Was 'F--king Toxic as Hell' with Justin Fields, Nick Foles

Justin Fields didn't enjoy his time with Nick Foles and Andy Dalton during the 2021 season.

According to NFL writer Ty Dunne (h/t Beth Mishler-Elmore of Heavy), both veterans were willing to mentor Fields that year but the then-rookie quarterback reportedly wasn't interested, creating a quarterback room that was "f--king toxic as hell."

"There were several arguments amongst the QBs," Dunne wrote. "Once, per one source, Foles was trying to teach something to Fields in the QB room and—upon turning toward the rookie—Foles realized Fields wasn't even paying attention. His head was down.