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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Justin Fields spent the offseason tweaking his footwork and mechanics and trying to improve his presence in the pocket. He also embraced his leadership role as the Chicago Bears' unquestioned starting quarterback. Now, he's hoping the work he and his teammates put in leads to a big payoff for a team that struggled last year, starting with the season opener this week against San Francisco.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Justin Fields spent the offseason tweaking his footwork and mechanics and trying to improve his presence in the pocket. He also embraced his leadership role as the Chicago Bears' unquestioned starting quarterback.

By Andrew SeligmanAssociated PressLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Eberflus can appreciate the moment.He's a first-time head coach trying to turn around a founding NFL franchise, and the next big step comes this week when the Chicago Bears host the San

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Eberflus can appreciate the moment. He's a first-time head coach trying to turn around a founding NFL franchise, and the next big step comes this week when the Chicago Bears host the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener. “It's always special when you do something for the first time, you're calling a defense in the NFL for the first time or back when I called it in college way back when or when you step into a new role as the head football coac...

The former No. 2 overall pick had been viewed as the starter since signing a two-year, $14M deal in March.

Matt Eberflus’ approach is to practice hard, play hard and develop mental and physical toughness. Doing that and avoiding major injuries — starting with Fields, but throughout the roster — might be his biggest challenge.

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Matt Eberflus can appreciate the moment. He's a first-time head coach trying to turn around a founding NFL franchise, and the next big step comes this week when the Chicago Bears host the San Francisco 49ers in the season opener.

Bears beat writer Mark Potash takes a look at some key questions heading into Matt Eberflus’ first season as head coach. It all starts with Justin Fields — where will he rank among NFL quarterbacks at the end of the season?

The much-criticized team official will retire in February.

There are more familiar names on the Giants’ roster than you might have expected