Bears insider gives insight into potential Justin Fields trade asking price originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The best option for the New England Patriots in their search for a franchise quarterback is selecting one with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
They are guaranteed to get one of the top-tier quarterback prospects in this year’s class — USC’s Caleb Williams, UNC’s Drake Maye or LSU’s Jayden Daniels.
But there are other paths to finding a franchise QB. One of them is through the trade market, where Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields might be available.
What would the asking price be for Fields?
ESPN’s Bears reporter Courtney Cronin joined Phil Perry on a new episode of NBC Sports Boston’s Next Pats Podcast to discuss that topic and much more.
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“It sounds like a second- to third-round pick is the absolute starting point for Justin Fields,” Cronin said. “I know the idea has been floated out there that maybe they could get a first-round pick for Justin. They’re not getting New England’s first-round pick for Justin Fields, but that second-round pick, (the Bears) have a void right there because they sent theirs, which was the 40th overall pick, to the Washington Commanders in exchange for Montez Sweat.
“They need to bridge that gap because they go from No. 1, to No. 9 to No. 78. There’s a lot of good players that would be off the board by the time that they get there in the third round. So recouping that draft capital is where all the conversations have to start when it comes to (Bears GM) Ryan Poles and potential teams that are looking for Justin Fields.”
The Patriots, at least from a draft pick standpoint, are the type of team the Bears should want to make a trade with because their second- and third-round picks are near the top of those rounds. New England owns the second overall pick in Round 2 (No. 34) and the fourth overall…
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Publish date : 2024-03-01 00:25:30
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