LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears veteran quarterback Andy Dalton will try the best he can to ignore the avalanche of attention rookie first-round pick Justin Fields is expected to receive in the preseason.
On Tuesday, Dalton, who forged a strong relationship with Fields in the offseason, mentioned on more than one occasion that he is the team's starting quarterback and therefore must focus on leading the offense, and not be preoccupied with all the hype surrounding the 11th overall pick of the 2021 NFL draft.
"It [the attention] comes with that position," Dalton said.