EA Sports pokes fun at Steelers' Justin Fields during official reveal trailer of Madden NFL 25
A little over a month ago, Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren mentioned that special teams coordinator Danny Smith might experiment with Justin Fields as a returner. Setting the internet ablaze, Fields had fun with the hyperbolic use of "no one is above special teams," as did GM Omar Khan who laughed and said Fields was […]
A little over a month ago, Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren mentioned that special teams coordinator Danny Smith might experiment with Justin Fields as a returner.
Setting the internet ablaze, Fields had fun with the hyperbolic use of "no one is above special teams," as did GM Omar Khan who laughed and said Fields was brought in to play QB.
But that didn't stop EA Sports from making fun of the situation, leading off the official reveal of their gameplay for Madden NFL 25 with Justin Fields returning kicks:
Having Fun With It
“Our special teams coordinator was talking about Justin Fields being back there. We were like hold up. We looked at him like, ‘Justin Fields about to be back there?'” RB Jaylen Warren said during an appearance on the Not Just Football podcast with Cam Heyward back in May.
It might have seemed far-fetched at the time, but Fields is easily one of the best ball carriers in the league. He just so happens to play QB:
Part of the reason Fields went 11th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft was because of how dynamic a runner he can be. And while things didn't develop on the QB side of things in Chicago, his three years there were filled with highlight reels of him hitting his head on the goalpost.
Fields accumulated over 2200 rushing yards and 14 scores on the ground during his tenure in Chicago, much of which was done out of structure when he was forced to ad-lib as a final option to save a play. He has natural instincts with the ball in his hands and true 4.4 speed.
But when asked about how the true rumor was, Fields laughed it off and was a good sport about it, while noting he's there to play QB and compete for a starting job in Pittsburgh.
“Nah, I think everybody kind of interpreted it wrong,” Fields told Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Coach Danny was basically just trying to send a message that no matter who you are, you could be on special teams. He just used that as an example. I’m not here to do that, It was kind of a joke, to be honest with you. It’s funny how serious social media takes everything. It was kind of funny to me when everybody was making a big deal about it for no reason.”
Madden wanted to add to that big deal, with Fields likely playing that cool as well.
