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Bears coach: Justin Fields ‘needs to take that next step — as the rest of us do’

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Bears coach Matt Eberflus hugs quarterback Justin Fields after beating the Texans in September.

PHOENIX — The Bears believe in quarterback Justin Fields, but they also believe he needs to improve on last year’s performance.

“He took a step in the right direction,” head coach Matt Eberflus said Tuesday at the NFL’s annual meetings. “Obviously he made some dynamic plays that the whole league was talking about. And he did a really good job with that.

“Just like our whole football team, it’s a young team, and he needs to take that next step — as the rest of us do.