The young quarterback’s successful sports career kick-started when he was playing college football with the University of Georgia Bulldogs in 2018, which led to him transferring to the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2019. During his time with Ohio State, he won two First-Team All-Big Ten Conference Awards in 2019 and 2020, including the Big 10 Football Championship Game MVP award and the Second-Team All-American award in 2019. His talent and perseverance led to him being drafted as a quarterback and 11th overall player by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in 2021.
Mr. Fields decided to adopt a plant-based diet that excludes meat and dairy products while taking part in a challenge with his family at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, Mr. Fields has experienced the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle and has become a strong advocate of plant-based eating and its positive effects on sports performance.
“Living a plant-based lifestyle at first was just a short-term challenge, which quickly turned into a passion and way of life for me,” PlantX Ambassador Justin Fields. “PlantX is the perfect destination for people looking to educate themselves and try new products that are plant-based.”
Mr. Fields will curate a list of his favourite PlantX products through a dedicated “Justin’s Picks” section on the PlantX e-commerce platform and help further promote the Company’s offerings to his dedicated audiences across his personal platforms. Customers will also be able to access “Justin’s Picks” selections in the Company’s brick-and-mortar stores in Squamish, British Columbia and San Diego, California.
Beyond raising awareness on his social platforms, Mr. Fields will also be representing the Company in interviews discussing various topics in the plant-based industry to help position the Company as an authoritative platform for plant-based athletes. Mr. Fields’s involvement as a PlantX ambassador aims to support other athletes in exploring their own plant-based journeys and encourage the professional sports world to shift towards a plant-based focus.
“Justin is an emerging leader in the world of football, and his plant-based lifestyle is a true inspiration to so many people,” said PlantX Founder Sean Dollinger. “Justin’s support will be a valuable asset to PlantX as he will help us improve plant-based education and show the world that even world-renowned athletes can successfully and enjoyably live a plant-based life. We are delighted to work with him to forward the Company’s mission and improve the health and well-being of our community.”
PlantX and Justin Fields further announced that they have sponsored “Pros Week,” a charitable event presented by David Mulugheta and The Fair Catch Foundation. The event has previously been attended by high-profile athletes including Jalen Ramsey, Micah Parsons, Kyle Pitts, Christian Wilkins, Isaiah Simmons and Jaycee Horn. Proceed from this event will be donated to charities and initiatives supported by the event, such as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, local Foster Homes in Austin, Texas and Alex Okafor’s Survivor Scholarship Program.
PlantX and Justin Fields also announced a joint donation of USD $20,000 and plant-based protein bars, drinks and nutritional supplements to the Fair Catch Foundation.
About Justin Fields
Justin Fields was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended Harrison High School. After a standout high school career, he was invited to the Elite 11 quarterback camp and won MVP during his senior year. His senior season was documented in the Netflix series QB1: Beyond the Lights, created by Peter Berg. Fields would end up making the decision to attend the University of Georgia. As a true freshman, Fields would serve as a backup for Jake Fromm but showed promise when he was able to see some action. Following Georgia’s loss to Alabama in the 2018 SEC Championship Game, Fields announced that he would be transferring to Ohio State Buckeyes. In his first season as a Buckeye, Fields recorded a successful season where he finished third in Heisman Trophy voting while also throwing for 41 touchdowns and taking his team to the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes would end up losing to Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff semifinal last season. Fields have done much more of the same this season by avenging his loss to Clemson and leading his team to the National Championship against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Fields were selected 11th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2021 NFL Draft.
