Justin Fields is swaying young Ohio football fans to root for Bears

Bears rookie quarterback Justin Fields has a star quality about him, which has overwhelmingly united Bears fans this offseason and is perhaps even bringing in some new young fans who hope to see Fields blossom into a superstar at the NFL level.

According to CBS Sports’ Bryan DeArdo, some young fans in attendance at Fields’ youth football camp in Pickerington, OH, said that they’re thinking of changing allegiances from either the Cleveland Browns or Cincinnati Bengals to the Bears so that they can continue to follow the former Ohio State quarterback’s career as he makes the transition to the NFL.

“It feels good,” Fields said in response. “The more fans that we can get, the better. I’m just going to try to convert all these kids to be Bears fans, for sure.”

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— BryanDeArdo (@BryanDeArdo) July 18, 2021

With the Bears set to kick off training camp in less than two weeks, Fields will enter camp as the No. 2 quarterback behind veteran Andy Dalton. Head coach Matt Nagy said Fields can’t win the starting job in camp. But perhaps a strong preseason performance, where Fields is expected to get plenty of work, could help sway Nagy.

Fields’ arrival in Chicago has sparked an excitement with this fan base that hasn’t been seen in a long time — especially at the quarterback position. And Fields is definitely feeling the love from Bears fans.

“I love it in Chicago,” Fields said. “I’ve only been to Chicago, before I got drafted, one time, and I really wasn’t in the city. The city is nice. Of course, the fan base is really crazy about their Bears. Definitely feel the love from the fan base. The coaches are great. Everybody’s great at the organization. I’m definitely excited.”

And it’s safe to say that Bears fans may be just as, if not even more, excited than Fields.