Justin Fields
American football player
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| 2025 | Signed with the New York Jets ahead of the season. |
| March 30 2025 | New York Jets general manager Darren Mougey officially announced Justin Fields as the team's starting quarterback for the upcoming season. |
| March 10 2025 | ESPN and the Associated Press reported that Justin Fields agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract with the New York Jets, marking a significant move in his professional career. |
| 2024 | Completed his first three-game winning streak as a starting quarterback in his professional career. |
| 2024 | Fields briefly returned to quarterback position during Week 11's victory over the Baltimore Ravens, taking a crucial snap to run time off the play clock. |
| 2024 | Fields briefly appeared in the Steelers' AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, participating in two package plays. |
| 2024 | Fields became the Steelers' starting quarterback after Wilson's calf injury, winning his first game against the Atlanta Falcons by completing 17 of 23 pass attempts for 156 yards and adding 57 rushing yards. |
| 2024 | Fields entered a preseason quarterback competition with Russell Wilson and was initially designated as Wilson's backup. |
| 2024 | Fields scored his first touchdown as a Steeler with a five-yard pass to tight end Darnell Washington in a win against the Denver Broncos. |
| 2024 | Fields finished the 2024 season with 10 total touchdowns (five passing, five rushing), one interception, and a 65% pass completion rate across 10 games with six starts. |
| October 15 2024 | Fields was demoted to backup quarterback after Wilson's calf injury healed, despite completing 14 of 24 passes for 145 yards and scoring two rushing touchdowns in a win over the Las Vegas Raiders. |
| March 16 2024 | Justin Fields was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL draft. The trade included a condition that the pick converts to a fourth-round pick if Fields plays 51% of the team's snaps. |
| 2023 | Fields finished his third season with career-highs in completion percentage (61.4%) and passing yards (2,562), and a career-low nine interceptions. |
| November 2023 | In Week 12 on Monday Night Football, Fields threw a critical 36-yard pass to DJ Moore that set up a game-winning field goal in a 12-10 victory against the Vikings. |
| November 2023 | Fields returned in Week 11 against the Lions, recording 169 passing yards, a touchdown, and rushing for a team-high 104 yards in a losing effort. |
| October 2023 | In Week 6, Fields suffered a shoulder and thumb dislocation while being sacked by Danielle Hunter, forcing him to miss the next four games. |
| September 2023 | Fields began the 2023 season in a 38-20 loss against the Packers, completing 24 of 37 passes for 216 yards, one touchdown, and a pick-six interception. |
| May 2023 | Fields graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in consumer and family financial services, demonstrating his academic achievement alongside his athletic career. |
| March 15 2023 | The Chicago Bears traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers, ending his tenure with the Bears after three seasons. |
| 2022 | Fields became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to rush for a touchdown in six consecutive games. |
| 2022 | Fields finished the season with 1,143 rushing yards, becoming the third NFL quarterback after Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. |
| 2022 | Fields became the first NFL quarterback to rush for 140 yards in consecutive games and the first in the Super Bowl era to have multiple rushing touchdowns of over 60 yards. |
| November 13 2022 | Became the first player to rush for 100+ yards, throw 2+ touchdowns, and rush for 2+ touchdowns in a single game against the Detroit Lions. |
| November 6 2022 | Set NFL record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game with 178 yards against the Miami Dolphins. Also became the first player to rush for 140+ yards and throw 3+ touchdowns in a single game. |
| October 13 2022 | Fields set a new NFL record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game, gaining 178 yards in a game against the Washington Commanders. |
| 2021 | Became the third NFL quarterback ever to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. |
| 2021 | Set the single-game regular season record for quarterback rushing yards with the Chicago Bears. |
| 2021 | Justin Fields publicly disclosed his epilepsy diagnosis during NFL pre-draft interviews, revealing a personal health challenge he had been managing since high school. |
| 2021 | Received NFL honors including FedEx Ground Player of the Week in Week 10 and NFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 9. |
| December 2021 | Returned from rib injury in a loss to the Green Bay Packers, then suffered an ankle injury in the following game against the Minnesota Vikings. |
| December 2021 | Tested positive for COVID-19 before the season finale, making the Week 15 game the last of his rookie year. |
| November 2021 | Exited the game against the Baltimore Ravens in the third quarter with multiple cracked ribs, missing the next two matchups. |
| October 2021 | Made his first NFL start against the Cleveland Browns, where he was sacked 9 times and completed 6 of 20 passes for 68 yards in a 26-6 loss. |
| October 2021 | Won his second career start against the Detroit Lions, completing 11 of 17 passes for 209 yards. |
| October 2021 | Led Bears to a 20-9 victory over Las Vegas Raiders, completing 12 of 20 passes and throwing his first NFL touchdown pass to Jesper Horsted. |
| September 2021 | Entered the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the third quarter after Andy Dalton's knee injury, completing 6 of 13 passes and rushing for 31 yards in a 20-17 Bears victory. |
| September 12 2021 | Fields made his NFL debut as the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears in a game against the Los Angeles Rams, replacing Andy Dalton during the game. |
| June 10 2021 | Justin Fields signed his four-year rookie contract with the Chicago Bears, worth $18.8 million fully guaranteed. |
| April 29 2021 | Justin Fields was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round (11th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft, beginning his professional football career with the team. |
| January 21 2021 | Set multiple Ohio State bowl game records against Clemson, including most passing yards (385), most passing touchdowns (6), and most total offensive yards (427). |
| January 18 2021 | Fields announced he would forgo his final two years of college eligibility and enter the 2021 NFL draft. |
| 2020 | Fields led Ohio State to another undefeated regular season and Big Ten Championship, defeating Clemson in the College Football Playoff with a memorable performance of 385 passing yards and six touchdowns. |
| 2020 | Repeated his success from 2019 by winning the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year, Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year, and First-Team All-Big Ten. |
| 2020 | Played for Ohio State, achieving a 7-1 record. Completed 158 of 225 passes (70.2% completion) for 2,100 yards, throwing 22 touchdowns with 6 interceptions. Rushed 81 times for 383 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. |
| 2020 | Fields started an online petition gathering over 320,000 signatures in support of playing the college football season during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2019 | Earned multiple prestigious college football honors, including Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year, Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year, Second-Team All-American, and First-Team All-Big Ten. |
| 2019 | Fields led Ohio State to a Big Ten Championship, finished third in Heisman Trophy voting, and was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference. |
| December 28 2019 | Set Ohio State bowl game record with 30 completions in a game against Clemson. |
| February 8 2019 | Justin Fields was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA for the 2019 season after seeking a waiver due to experiencing a racial incident at Georgia. |
| 2018 | Justin Fields began his true freshman season at Georgia as the backup quarterback to Jake Fromm. |
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