Justin Fields held a press conference on Wednesday to address what he said that pissed off his entire fan base. Fields took a swipe at his own team’s fanbase after suffering a 27-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football, insisting that players are more affected by a game’s outcome than supporters.
The 23-year-old was initially asked the following question: ‘Does losing to this team, does it sting more because of this rivalry, and how much Bears fans want to win this game?’
‘I mean it hurts more in the locker room than for Bears fans, at the end of the day, they’re not putting in any work. I see the guys in the locker room everyday and how much they put in so…,’ Fields replied in a postgame press conference.
The backlash was immediate.
In a media appearance on Wednesday, Justin Fields knew he had to issue an apology.
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Justin Fields: “I was mad after the game and I would like to address this now to get everything cleared up. There was a thing that I said on Sunday after the game where I said that ‘fans don’t put in work’.
First off, I was frustrated after the game. So number one, I didn’t want to come and talk to you guys (the media). I wasn’t in the mood to come and talk to you guys. I should’ve done a better job explaining what I meant by that.
But what I meant by that was, I’m talking about ‘work’ regarding the game on Sunday, winning the (actual) game. I don’t know any fans, I don’t know what they’re doing in their personal lives. And I respect every fan that we have and I’m glad that we have fans.
I would never disrespect anybody on what they do or what they love to do. And it came off like that and of course some social media outlets they quoted my quote and they got a big buzz out of that. Of course, they did a great job doing that. Of course, social media is going to do that. But I just wanted to clear that up right now.”
Sunday’s loss came after Bears made a big splash in the season opener by beating the San Francisco 49ers 19-10 in coach Matt Eberflus’ debut.
Fields only had 70 passing yards and no touchdowns.
