Justin Fields Does Damage Control With Bears Fans
On Monday, a significant number of people freaked out over comments Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields made. Fields claimed that losing a rivalry game to the Green Bay Packers hurt Bears players more than fans because fans don't put in the work. The overreaction to those comments was immediate. On Wednesday, Fields attempted to calm the waters.
Here's what he originally said with the context of the question:
"Does losing to this team, does it sting more because of this rivalry and how much Bears fans want to win this game?"
— Brendan Sugrue (@BrendanSugrue) September 19, 2022
That's the question Fields was asked. He's not booing the fans or anything, just saying how much it hurts for those guys who went on the field.
Context matters. https://t.co/pGiSmdpKeY
That's a pretty innocuous comment, but when taken out of context people freaked out. Just as a reminder, those comments were made in the wake of the Bears getting spanked by Aaron Rodgers and the Packers on national television.
Here's what Fields said on Wednesday in an attempt to do damage control that was wholly unnecessary:
.@justnfields: "I respect every fan that we have. I'm glad that we have fans. I would never disrespect anybody on what they do or what they love to do." pic.twitter.com/hpzFVoo6yT
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) September 21, 2022
This is incredibly dumb. The whole thing. So stupid. An NFL quarterback essentially had to apologize because other people twisted his words.