PETA names Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields 'favorite animal-friendly athlete'

Quarterback Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball against the Detroit Lions in the first half at Soldier Field on October 03, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images / Getty Images)

Chicago quarterback Justin Fields is getting some recognition off the field.

PETA is naming him the "Favorite Animal-Friendly Athlete" because Fields is vegan. 

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He reportedly went vegan last year while in college for a month-long detox.

Fields said he felt good after doing it, so he kept it up.