Bears QB Justin Fields on postgame remark controversy: 'I respect every fan that we have'

Fields spoke about those comments during Wednesday's media availability. 

"Yeah, I was mad after the game. I'd like to address this now to get everything cleared up," Fields explained, according to Courtney Cronin of ESPN. "There was a thing I said on Sunday after the game where I said the fans don't put in work. First off, I was frustrated after the game. Number one, I didn't want to talk to you guys. I wasn't in the mood to come and talk to you guys. So, I should've done a better job of explaining what I meant by that.

"What I meant by that is I'm talking about work regarding the game on Sunday, winning the game. I don't know any fans. I don't know what they're doing in their personal lives. I respect every fan that we have. I'm glad that we have fans. I would never disrespect anybody on what they do or what they love to do. It came off like that. Some social media outlets, they quoted my quote and they got a big buzz out of it. So, 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."

The offensive game plans utilized by Bears head coach Matt Eberflus over his first two regular-season games in charge have also been scrutinized. According to ESPN stats, Fields is dead last among quarterbacks who've logged two starts this month with just 191 total passing yards. He's thus far attempted only 28 throws and is 31st out of 32 signal-callers with a 23.9 total QBR. 

Cronin notes that Fields had 48 net passing yards against the Packers. 

Fields told reporters he wants to "show you guys more personality," but fans simply will want to see better performances from the Chicago offense moving forward. The 23-year-old and company will look to get to 2-1 on the young season when they host the 0-1-1 Houston Texans this Sunday.