The Chicago Bears anticipate quarterback Justin Fields to take the following step as a passer this season, and it seems to be like followers will not have to attend lengthy to verify his progress.

The 24-year-old and the opposite rookies will play their first preseason recreation at Soldier Area in opposition to the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 12, head coach Matt Eberflus stated after coaching camp on Tuesday.

Numerous quarterbacks will not get right into a single recreation in the course of the preseason. For Fields and Co. It’s nonetheless not clear what number of snaps he’ll play within the opener.

In final yr’s season opener, he performed 18 snaps. Over the Bears’ different two summer season video games, he made a complete of 39 snaps.

“We really visited that morning,” Eberless stated, through Chicago Sun Times. “Will probably be some enjoying time — a bit bit there. However (how a lot) I am unsure. We’ll should proceed to debate that.”

Fields was drafted in 2021 with the Bears’ eleventh choose and positioned within the beginning function throughout his rookie season. Eberflus is ready for January 2022.

“We now have a yr of expertise, albeit we nonetheless have a really younger soccer crew,” stated Eberles. “However I feel they should get a while off in pre-season for certain.”

Final season, Fields began 15 video games. He accomplished 60.4% of his passes for two,242 yards with 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as he adjusted to the brand new system. He added one other eight touchdowns on the bottom, and rushed for 1,143 yards—the second-most ever by a quarterback.

Tuesday noticed the Bears’ first follow at coaching camp in Al-Fut. Huge receivers Chase Claypool, Darnell Mooney, and Cole Kmet had been all talked about in notes from the day and certain focused by Fields within the preseason opener.