The Chicago Bears are the only NFL team that has never had a quarterback throw over the 4,000-yard mark, indicating how terrible the quarterback space has been over the centuries of the team’s inception into sports, and the Bears’ management and quarterbacks have been pretty desperate to fill that void.
The Bears’ young quarterback Justin Fields, who was traded to the team two years ago, is making some promises. The 24-year-old claims that he has planned to bring the team’s misery to an end and be its first quarterback to hit the 4,000-yard mark. Justin wasn’t just joking, according to him, all his training leading up to their upcoming matches focuses on that and he is positive he will do it.
According to TPS;
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields has vowed he will break a longstanding team record in the coming season.
Fields, who had a much-improved year on many fronts last term, is keen on becoming the first Chicago QB to pass for 4,000 yards and wants to do so in 2023
The Bears are the only NFL team who has never had a passer hit the 4,000-yard mark. Erik Kramer holds the franchise record of 3,838, which he set back in 1995. But Fields is looking to have the team join their league counterparts as he plans to become the first player in the Bears’ 102-year history to reach the number.
Asked whether he believes he can surpass 4,00 passing yards by CBS Sports’ Bryant McFadden, he declared it’s going to happen this season.
“I will,” he replied. “I plan on doing it this year, too.”
Fields was the No. 11 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft and, as mentioned before, had a very positive campaign in 2022. He threw for a career-high 2,242 yards in 15 games last season and, while that’s still quite far from 4,000, the QB also ran for 1,143 yards.
He’s heading into next season with the best receiver unit he’s had in the NFL, with the team having added Chase Claypool before last year’s trade deadline. They also acquired D.J. Moore earlier in the offseason.
Will Justin finally change the sad story for the Bears next season, or will he go down in history as a mere talker just like so many others?
The @ChicagoBears have NEVER had a passer throw for 4,000 yards in a single season.
Justin Fields says that is going to change… THIS season.@atcoveredpod pic.twitter.com/89zAFmxEdF
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) July 20, 2023
