The Chicago Bears have the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, and they’re going to use it.
Quarterback Justin Fields was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, the team announced. Going back to Chicago will be a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which could become a fourth-round selection depending on Fields’ playing time in Pittsburgh.
Russell Wilson, who the Steelers signed this offseason, will be Pittsburgh’s starter and Fields the backup, ESPN’s Brooke Pryor reported Saturday.
Not long after the trade was reported, Fields tweeted a farewell note to the Bears organization and fanbase.
Can’t say thank you enough to the city of Chicago for taking me in and embracing me. Thank you to the entire Bears organization and ownership for allowing me the opportunity to be part of such a historic franchise. But most of all thank you to my all my brothers that I played… pic.twitter.com/fT1dORwFU5
— Justin Fields (@justnfields) March 16, 2024
Meanwhile, the trade got an interesting reaction from Fields’ leading receiver DJ Moore:
It’s an offseason of total upheaval in the Steelers’ QBs room, as every passer from last year’s 10-7 squad is now on another team. Kenny Pickett was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, Mitch Trubisky signed with the Buffalo Bills and Mason Rudolph signed with the Tennessee Titans.
Like Wilson — who required only the league minimum salary after getting released by the Denver Broncos — Fields was an inexpensive addition for the Steelers. And as long as Wilson is healthy and competent, it’s hard to see Fields receiving enough playing time to make the Bears’ new draft pick become a fourth-rounder.
The meager return on Fields in the trade market reflects the poor overall showing for the first-round QB draft class of 2021. Mac Jones, who was selected No. 15 overall by the New England Patriots, got dealt to Jacksonville for a sixth-round pick. The San Francisco got rid of Trey Lance, the No. 3…
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Publish date : 2024-03-16 22:41:30
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