Justin Fields
Justin Fields was born in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States on March 5th, 1999 and is the Football Player. At the age of 25, Justin Fields biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Justin Skyler Fields (born March 5, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Fields began his college career with the Georgia Bulldogs before transferring to Ohio State.
Early years
Fields also attended Harrison High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. Harrison's starting quarterback had 4,187 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 2,096 passing yards, and 28 rushing touchdowns in two years. He attended the Elite 11 quarterback competition in the summer before his senior year in 2017 and was named MVP of the tournament. He was late in his senior year and missed a break that required season ending surgery, which was televised on ESPN. Mr. Georgia Football by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta's senior season, as well as a first-team all-state. Fields was also a standout baseball player for Harrison High in addition to football.
Fields was rated as a five-star recruit and as the top-rated dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2018 by ESPN, Rivals.com, and 247Sports.com. He was ranked as the top recruit overall by ESPN, while Rivals and 247Sports ranked him second, behind fellow quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
After dropping their previous commitment to Penn State, Fields decided to play college football at the University of Georgia in October 2017. In the second season of Netflix's series QB1: Beyond the Lights (2018), his senior year was chronicled.
Personal life
As a freshman in high school, Fields was diagnosed with epilepsy. During his pre-draft interviews with NFL teams in 2021, his condition was revealed. Fields' ACT average was 29 and he had a 3.9 grade point average in high school. Fields also admitted in October 2022 that he used yoga breathing techniques. Fields has stated that he follows a vegan diet.
Jaiden, the Fields' younger sister, attends and plays softball at the University of Georgia.
College career
Fields served as the backup to starting quarterback Jake Fromm during Georgia's true freshman season. Fields made his debut in Georgia's season opener against Austin Peay in the second quarter and began in the second half. He made seven of eight passes on the day, including a 10-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Nauta in the 45–0 win. In the 38-12 victory, he had five carries for 45 passing yards and two rushing touchdowns against Tennessee on September 29. In a late-season 66–27 victory over UMass, Fields threw two touchdowns passes and ran for another on the ground, ending with 121 passing yards and 100 passing yards.
Fields saw action in 12 games, totaling 328 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, 266 rushing yards, and four touchdowns. Fields revealed his intention to transfer to Ohio State following Georgia's loss to Alabama in the 2018 SEC Championship Game.
Fields, who would normally be required to wait for one year due to NCAA transfer rules, wanted a waiver to play immediately for Ohio State. Fields recruited attorney Thomas Mars, who helped secure immediate permission for several transfers from Ole Miss in 2018, including quarterback Shea Patterson. Fields should be given a waiver for immediate eligibility, according to Mars and Fields, who said that Fields should be given a waiver for athletics with "documented mitigating facts that are outside the student athlete's influence and directly impact the student-athlete's health, safety, and well-being of the student athlete." Fields was subjected to an incident in Georgia, in which a Bulldogs baseball player used a racial insult against Fields. This was thought to be the most significant incident underlying Fields' assertion of "mitigating circumstances," although the full contents of the waiver request were never revealed. Fields was granted immediate permission for the 2019 season by the NCAA on February 8, 2019.
In Fields' first season with the Buckeyes, he helped lead the team to a Big Ten Championship victory over Wisconsin and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Fields finished third in voting for the Heisman Trophy, and first-team all-conference champion. In the 29-23 loss in the College Football Playoff semifinals against Clemson, he had 320 passing yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. He finished the season with 3,273 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, and three interceptions, as well as three interceptions.
Fields is regarded as a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy in the 2020 season. After initially canceling the season, the season was played in the midst of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, with the Big Ten Conference eventually opting for a reduced conference-only schedule. Fields had been vocal in his favor of playing the season, and he started an online petition that attracted over 320,000 signatures in favor of the goal.
With a 22–10 victory over Northwestern, the Buckeyes cruised to another undefeated regular season and Big Ten Championship. Ohio State has earned a second shot at the College Football Playoff, playing a rematch against Clemson. In the rematch, Ohio State defeated a 28-30 victory, with Fields throwing 385 passing yards and six touchdowns. Fields took a hard blow to the midsection of the game and played through the injury in a show that Sports Illustrated dubbed "legendary." The Buckeyes qualified to the College Football Playoff National Championship, where they lost to Alabama, 52–24. With 2,100 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, six interceptions, six interceptions, and five touchdowns on the ground, the field ended the short season in 2020. He was named the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year and a unanimous first-team all-conference player. Fields, 20,2021, Fields, announced on January 18, 2021, that he would miss his final two years of eligibility to enter the 2021 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Fields was ranked 11th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, who traded up with the New York Giants in exchange for the 20th overall pick, their fifth-round pick, and their first and fourth-round picks in 2022. Fields, a top quarterback draft pick, was one of five players selected in the first round. On June 10, 2021, he signed his four-year rookie deal, which is fully guaranteed, worth $18.8 million.
Despite the fact that Fields was dubbed the second-string quarterback behind Andy Dalton in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, he made his NFL debut against the Los Angeles Rams on four plays. In the 14-34 loss, he scored a five-yard touchdown and added two passes for ten yards. Fields got the game in the third quarter after Dalton sustained a knee injury during a Week 2 match against the Cincinnati Bengals. As the Bears defeated 20-17, Fields completed six of 13 passes for 60 yards and one interception, while still rushing for 31 yards. In the following week's matchup against the Cleveland Browns, Dalton was the starter despite being sidelined by his injury. He was fired nine times, four and a half of which were delivered by defensive end Myles Garrett, while finishing six of 20 passes for 68 yards on his debut. The Bears, who had 47 yards on offense, lost 6–26.
In a 24–14 victory over the Detroit Lions, Fields got his first appearance in his career in his first appearance. He completed 11 of 17 passes for 209 yards and had one interception off a deflected pass. Fields was the starter for the remainder of the season after the Bears defeated the Las Vegas Browners 20–9 in Week 5, completing 12 of 20 passes for 111 and throwing his first touchdown pass to tight end Jesper Horsted. The Bears lost 3–38 in Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fields had five turnovers, three interceptions, and two lost fumbles. Fields played his first 100-yard rushing game against the San Francisco 49ers this week, throwing for 175 yards and a touchdown while still scoring a rushing touchdown. Nonetheless, the game was decided in a 22-33 loss, with Fields throwing an intercept on the Bears' final drive. Fields threw for a career-high 291 yards in the fourth quarter, but the Steelers won 27–29, despite rallying to give the Bears a 27-26 lead.
Fields left the game early in Week 11 against the Baltimore Ravens due to a rib injury. In the 13–16 loss, Dalton was recalled. Fields had multiple fractured ribs, causing him to miss the Bears' next two matchups after the game. He returned to the Green Bay Packers in Week 14 after losing to the Minnesota Vikings the following week, but he was out for another two games due to an ankle injury. Fields tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the season's finale, making the Week 15 game the last game of his rookie year. At 420, he finished fifth in quarterback rushing yards, the most among rookies, but he had the third-most intercepted fumbles at 12 and fifth-most lost fumbles at five.
In the 2022 season opener, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the San Francisco 49ers 19-20, with 8 of 17 passes for 121 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. Fields had 11 passes for 174 yards, scrambled for 52 yards, and lost a fumble as the Bears defeated the New York Giants in Week 4.