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“It’s not just one thing. It’s a bunch of things,” Fields said. “I’m just going to leave it at that. We’ve got to continue to work. At times like this, when you get blown out, you have two choices. You can either say, ‘F it, I’m going to stop working. I’m going to stop playing.’ Or you can go the other route and say, ‘I’m going to keep working.’ ”

“That’s something that we’re going to look into, to make sure that whatever we’re doing, it’s the smartest thing we can do,” Nagy said. “It’s stating the obvious that we’ve had a few that have come up, so what we need to do is make sure that we’re doing everything we can to be smart, to continue to follow what we follow … and listen to what everybody tells us to do, meaning the league.”

Now it’s become a Barclays Center issue. The arena was a meeting place for protester to gather in the wake of the George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake shootings last year. Those demonstrations attracted hundreds. Now, it’s where those against the city’s vaccine mandate head to make their presence known, albeit on a much smaller scale — according to reports, Sunday’s demonstration involved just a few dozen people.

Photos from the Week 7 game at Raymond James Stadium between the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 24, 201. (Stacey Wescott, Erin Hooley) Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) throws during warmups before the Chicago Bears versus Tampa Bay Buccaneers game Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune) (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy takes the field during warmups before the game. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson (33) practices catching the ball during warm-ups before the start of the game. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) throws during warmups before the game. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos (2) warms up before the game. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert (24) practices returning punts during warm-ups before the start of the game. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) warms up before the game. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears long snapper Patrick Scales (48), Chicago Bears punter Pat O’Donnell (16), and Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos (2) practice during warm-ups before the start of the game. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Tampa Bay Buccaneers punter Bradley Pinion (8) and Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos (2) chat during warmups. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune) Some early Chicago Bears fans sit in the stands before the start of the game. (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune) Chicago Bears punter Pat O’Donnell (16) warms up before the game. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)