American football quarterback for Chicago Bears, Justin Fields was born on March 5th, 1999 in Kennesaw, Georgia in the United States of America.
He was born to Gina Tobey and Ivant Fields. Fields has a brother named Jaiden Fields. He has a net worth estimated to be about $10 million.
In Kennesaw, Georgia, Fields attended Harrison High School. Fields attended Lost Mountain Middle School as well. In his two seasons as Harrison’s starting quarterback, he racked up 4,187 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns, 2,096 rushing yards, and 28 rushing scores.
He participated in the Elite 11 quarterback competition the summer before his senior year in 2017 and was honored as the competition’s MVP. He broke a finger late in his senior year during a game that was broadcast nationally on ESPN, necessitating season-ending surgery.
After his senior year, the Touchdown Club of Atlanta recognized him Mr. Georgia Football and first-team all-state. Fields excelled in baseball for Harrison High in addition to football.
After pulling out of a prior commitment to Penn State, Fields decided to play college football at the University of Georgia in October 2017. The second season of the Netflix series QB1: Beyond the Lights featured a documentary on his senior year (2018).
Fields played four plays in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams, despite being designated as Andy Dalton’s backup quarterback.
He scored on a five-yard run and had two completions for 10 yards in the 34-14 defeat. During a Week 2 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, Dalton suffered a knee injury and left the game in the third quarter. Fields then entered the game.
As the Bears defeated the competition 20-17, Fields gained 31 yards on the ground and completed six of his thirteen passes for 60 yards and one interception. Dalton was named the starter when his injury prevented him from playing the following week against the Cleveland Browns.
The next week, Fields earned his first career start in a 24-14 victory over the Detroit Lions. For a total of 209 yards and one interception off a deflected pass, he completed 11 of his 17 passes.
Fields led the Bears to a 20-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 5 after being designated the team’s starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. He completed 12 of 20 passes for 111 yards and threw his first touchdown pass to tight end Jesper Horsted.
The following week, Fields faced the San Francisco 49ers and recorded his first 100-yard rushing game while also throwing for 175 yards and a touchdown and rushing for another. Fields completed 8 of 17 passes for 121 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in the opening game of his 2022 season, a 19-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Fields completed 56.1% of his throws for 748 yards, two touchdowns, and four interceptions during a three-game losing streak for the Bears, who also rushed for 254 yards on 43 attempts. The Bears went on to lose four of their following five games.
With 178 yards against the Miami Dolphins in Week 9, Fields broke Michael Vick’s 20-year record for the most quarterback rushing yards in a single NFL regular season game.
Justin Fields was born to Ivant Fields and Gina Tobey. Fields’ parents Gina Tobey and Ivant Fields divorced when he was still young. However, they were both involved and active in parenting Justin Fields. His father had other kids separately and they became the step-siblings to Fields.
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