Paul Sullivan: Backup quarterbacks are traditionally a Bears fan’s best friend — until they aren’t
by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune
Oct 19, 2023
3 minutes
CHICAGO — Sitting in the north end zone of Soldier Field on Sunday during the third quarter of the Chicago Bears game with the Minnesota Vikings, I noticed quarterback Justin Fields heading toward the exit holding his right hand.
I nudged one of my friends and pointed to Fields.
“We (bleeped) now,” he said.
Neither of us had any idea Fields had been injured on a previous play, and we weren’t really sure who the backup was that day. Would it be the guy called “the Peterman” or the rookie whose first name
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