A couple of months ago, Chicago Bears fans were hoping for general manager Ryan Pace to pull off a trade for Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
And in a weird way, the Bears might have gotten some element of Wilson when they traded up to draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields.
"I would say when I was younger, like maybe eighth, ninth grade, it was more Cam Newton. But I would say these past couple years I’ve kind of turned more to a Russell Wilson-type quarterback," Fields told the media in his second press conference as a Bear.
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And seriously look at this side by side of Wilson and Fields.
Or this one.
Eerily similar, and by design of course.
But aside from the mechanics, Fields takes a lot from Wilson as a franchise quarterback, something Fields told the media he expects of himself. Fields express admiration for how he carries himself as a leader and a teammate.
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"I’ve watched a lot of film on him," Fields said of Wilson. I’ve watched a lot of highlights on him, so I think the things that we can do on the field with both of those quarterbacks, I think we have a lot of similarities between extending plays with our legs and also having the arm talent.
"I think those are a couple of guys that I kind of emulate my game after."
Between Wilson and Newton there are three Super Bowl appearances, one trophy and an MVP award. Not a bad duo to model your game after.
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