A parent always wants what is best for their child. No matter what vocation they choose. It’s the same for Pablo Fields, the father of new Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. A former police officer down in Georgia, he’s had a front row seat watching his son ascend from high school phenom to Ohio State star. Now he’s set to become the flag bearer for one of the founding franchises of the NFL.
Mr. Fields doesn’t come across as somebody overly emotional. Not a surprise given his profession. He’s a matter-of-fact sort of guy. One can probably guess that is where Justin got his even-keel temperament from. Even so, the man still wants what’s best for his son and believes everything happens for a reason. When Fields fell out of the top 10 to #11, allowing the Bears to move up for him? That is how destiny was meant to play out.
How does he know that?
Namely, because Pablo quietly hoped his son would end up in Chicago. He appeared on the Tim May Podcast to talk about Fields’ landing with the Bears. It was here the man revealed a fun, little story. Back in 2019, Ohio State was playing a road game in Evanston against Northwestern. Pablo and his wife took the opportunity to visit downtown Chicago. It was then he reached a revelation. Fields playing for the Bears would be pretty awesome.
Learning this, it’s easy to understand why the man thinks Fields falling was not bad luck. It was a stroke of fate. That his son was meant to play in a Bears uniform. It was made even better when seeing just how ecstatic the organization was to get him. Both head coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace wanted him. Fans everywhere were thrilled. Pablo wanted him going somewhere that was 100% behind him.
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Justin Fields isn’t stopping to soak in the moment
He’s already hard at work getting himself ready. Hard workouts. Digging into the playbook. Learning cadences and the proper verbiage of the Bears’ system. This young man lives for the grind. If anything his father has warned him about overworking himself at times. Something that became an issue during the pre-draft process. Learning to take time to rest is also vital to his success moving forward.
Still, it’s always exciting to learn your new quarterback is just that obsessed about being great. Every second spent not working is a wasted second. Justin Fields isn’t outspoken but he has a good memory. His father said one of the things that burned him the most leading up to the draft was the questions about his work ethic. He could handle lots of criticisms but that one really chaffed at him.
That makes it easier to understand his statements right after being selected.
No more talking. He just wanted to get to work. The Bears aren’t going to deter him from that. If anything, they’d be wise to feed into it. Making that chip on his shoulder as big as possible will only serve to help the organization in the long run. Fields is talented enough on his own. Fields being that talented and motivated at the same time? It should lead to some really good things in the near future.