NFL Exec Defends Justin Fields: Steelers QB 'Is A Dimension That' NFL 'Does Not Have'

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Justin Fields is no longer the franchise quarterback for the Chicago Bears and is now fighting for playing time with Russell Wilson on the Pittsburgh Steelers, but not everyone in the NFL has given up on his potential.

Mike Sando of The Athletic published his annual list of quarterback tiers on Monday, which asks 50 NFL coaches and executives to anonymously place quarterbacks in tiers from Tier 1 (the best) to Tier 5 (the worst).

Fields checks in as a Tier 4 signal-caller, but some offered optimism.

"I can see people putting him as a 4, but if you have a good run game and he's part of that run game, you can win," an executive said. "I don't want to…