Fields notes: QB throws at ‘Family Fest’

Fields had his best practice of the three-day weekend.

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields throws the ball on the first day of practice during training camp at Halas Hall.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields throws the ball on the first day of practice during training camp at Halas Hall.

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Tracking quarterback Justin Fields during Bears training-camp practices:

Quarterback Justin Fields had his best practice in at least five days Sunday at ‘‘Family Fest’’ at Soldier Field. In the Bears’ second 11-on-11 drill, Fields completed a crossing route to receiver DJ Moore, who turned up the left sideline for a 14-yard touchdown.

Fields went 4-for-4 on the drive, an upgrade over his 1-for-3 showing earlier in practice.

The quarterback also was sharp in a red-zone drill toward the end of practice, tossing touchdown passes to tight end Cole Kmet and receiver Chase Claypool.

‘‘I love the connections that we made with DJ and [Claypool],’’ coach Matt Eberflus said.

In a two-minute drill, Fields marched the Bears 60 yards before throwing an incomplete pass to Kmet on a fourth-down seam route in the end zone.

Later, cornerback Jaylon Johnson made the best play of practice, jumping in front of Claypool to pick off a pass by Fields in the end zone. On the next play, Fields zipped a pass to Moore along the back line of the end zone.

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