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10 Things Pittsburgh Steeler Justin Fields Can't Live Without

"There's just nothing like football." From an açaí bowl and a bottle of C4 energy to a pair of Saint Laurent sunglasses and the first Rolex he bought when he joined the NFL, here are Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields' essentials.

Director: Graham Corrigan
Director of Photography: David Dalasta
Editor(s): Eric Bigman
Celebrity Talent: Justin Fields
Producer: Kristen Rakes
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Production Manager: James Pipitone
Production Coordinator: Jamal Colvin
Talent Managers: Meredith Judkins & Paige Keffer

Local Producer: Danielle Montoya
Camera Operator(s): Clayton Moore
Audio: Michael Gomez
Gaffer: Rob Jax

Post Production Supervisor: Rachael Knight
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Rob Lombardi
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

Released on 04/10/2023

Transcript

What's up? This is Justin Fields,

quarterback for the Chicago Bears

and these are my 10 essentials.

[upbeat music]

My first essential is the Bible app.

Just kind of how I like to get my day started off.

You know, I grew up every Sunday going to church.

Down in the city of Atlanta,

you be in church for three, four hours, you know,

ready to go home as a kid.

But I do have one verse tatted on my chest

and it's 1 John 1:9,

If we confess our sins, He is faithful

and just to forgive us our sins

and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

My dad did not want me to get a tattoo,

but this was his favorite verse.

My next essential would have to be in acai bowl.

I mean, I think if I had to choose, you know,

one thing to eat for the rest of my life,

this would, you know, definitely be in strong consideration.

I eat these probably like five to six times a week.

Just one good spot near where I live

in Lake Forest, Illinois, it's called Lolo's Bowls.

And yeah, I might be biased, but I think they have,

you know, the best acai bowls in the country.

Gotta get strawberries, bananas, honey, granola.

I'll sneak some blueberries in there, some coconut flakes,

and then usually put some protein powder in there.

My next essential are headphones.

So usually throughout the day I'll listen to music

a pretty good amount.

I be singing everywhere, bro.

As long as nobody parked next to me

or at a red light to where they don't see me going crazy.

A dream growing up was actually,

I wanted to be on American Idol growing up

and I was in the chorus throughout middle school.

So I might be biased, but I think I was, you know,

the best singer in that, you know, choir.

I kind of listened to, you know,

more slow tempo music rather than, you know, hip hop.

I know, you know, most guys listen to that,

but I'm more of kind of a laid back, chill guy

so I tend to listen to a lot of R&B music.

Giveon, he's good. Brent Faiyaz, he's a good one.

Summer Walker, SZA, Ella Mai. Like all of those.

And of course, the, you know, mainstream hip hop artists.

And, you know, being me, me being from the South,

I listen to country too a little bit.

So just to switch up the vibe, you know.

Every now and then, I'll turn on some country music.

We got Essentia Water. Kind of hand in hand with the name.

So we usually weigh in and weigh out

before and after practice.

So the scale that we have at the facility tells us,

you know, how much, you know, liquid that we need to drink

to fulfill, you know, the body weight

that we lost at practice.

So I gotta a little cramping,

cramping problems during the season.

So, you know, try to say how hydrated as much as possible.

Some people say they can't taste water,

but you can definitely taste water.

Like you can tell, you know, high quality water

from, you know, tap water from the sink.

My next essential is C4.

Comes up clutch, you know,

'cause we all know the NFL season's a long season

so drink one of these and you're good to go.

So I'm super big on health and stuff like that.

So just the things they put in the, you know, in the drink,

I think it allows me to perform at a high level

and get the most of my workouts.

Sunglasses, it's really just a vibe for real.

Whether I'm driving around or just walking around

or, you know, even out, I just throw the glasses on.

I just feel like I'm in my own world for real.

So I think the rest of this interview I'm gonna, you know,

keep the glasses on, but I don't know.

Just in a different head space with glasses on

and people don't, you know, see where you're looking.

So that's another plus.

So I grew up playing baseball.

You know, really that age, 10, 11, 12,

you want the Oakley glasses that, you know,

the Major Leaguers are wearing and stuff like that.

And then as I got older, I got, you know,

kind of more into fashion.

We really just switching up the glasses with, you know,

the different fits you have and stuff like that.

So these ones are Saint Laurent glasses.

So I have a good variety of glasses,

but these particular ones are Saint Laurent.

My next essential is, you know, jewelry.

I've always had a cross chain,

like just kind of a symbol of who I am.

So this is a Rolex Presidential, all gold watch, plain Jane.

This is the first watch I got after entering the league.

You know, I didn't want to get a little bust down watch

or whatever.

I wanted my watch to appreciate, you know,

as time went along.

So kind of an investment piece.

And it's just a little Cartier bracelet

that I have right here.

You know, I lose earrings way too much to be buying real.

I've tried to buy real ones and I've lost it.

Straight from Amazon. Boom. Go and get y'all some.

They shine just the same as real ones.

So I know, you know,

a lot of jewelers aren't gonna like to hear this,

but I'm cheap so whoever is asking for the lowest price

for the best jewelry, that's what I'm gonna go with.

My next essential, of course, is football.

It's my love right here.

I've been playing football for a long time now,

since I was about five years old.

Always been a quarterback.

Just taught me a lot of lessons on, you know, life.

I think there's a lot of, you know,

life lessons in the game of football.

You know, when things might not be going your way

or something like that.

So, you know, football's taught me a lot.

Grew up playing football.

I played baseball, basketball, and I ran track.

And you know, there's just nothing like football.

And especially the high school that I went to,

the environment that they would have, you know,

just for Friday night lights, it would be crazy.

So, you know, it was always the most exciting sport to me.

[Interviewer] What feels better?

Throwing the perfectly timed deep ball

or running 75 yards for a touchdown?

It feels better with that.

I would definitely have to stay throwing the ball.

But, you know, I think every now and then

to get the crowd going

and kind of keep the defense on their toes,

you will have to break out that long run.

Me being a dual threat quarterback.

You know, I have a lot of great family members,

a lot of people that support me.

But, you know, I would have to say person

that I look up to the most,

the person that I always ask advice to is my dad.

Every time something's heavy in my heart,

I usually just give him a call and, you know,

gives me the best advice.

Pop!

[Pop] Yeah boy. What's up with it?

[Pop] What's the word?

Nothing much doing this little GQ interview.

Say what's up to the people.

You rocking in glasses too. Look at him.

I had put my shades on too.

Yeah, for sure.

[Pop] That's how roll, brother.

Nah, I just wanted to introduce you to the people

and I was just talking about you a little bit so.

[Pop] Okay. Alright. Tell everybody what's up, man.

Yes sir, will do. Love you. I see you.

[Pop] Love you brother. Alright, bye.

Family goes with, you know, my dog too. My son Uno.

If y'all wanna go check him out on IG,

his IG username is unofields.

U-N-O-F-I-E-L-D-S. Go give my man to follow.

But he taught me patience. That's one thing he taught me.

It took a long time for him to get potty training,

for him to be able to stay home.

I'm gonna tell y'all a funny story.

So one time I was gone probably three, four hours

and he's petty, like he's a real person.

Like he's real deal petty.

So he was mad that we were gone for so long.

He climbed up on the couch, on the counter,

walked all the way to the stove,

and took a poop in the middle of the stove.

I mean, I'm walking in the door, I smell poop.

I'm looking for it on the ground.

I'm like, Yo, I can't, I can't find it.

And then my best friend's with me, he looks to the left,

look at the stove and I tell you,

it's a big dump on the stove, like right in the middle,

like somebody put it there like on purpose.

I love him to death.

That's my dog, and literally my dog.

But he's a big part of my life for sure.

Appreciate y'all for watching.

This is Justin Fields. Peace out.

[upbeat music]

Starring: Justin Fields

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