Are Bears leaning toward trading No. 1 pick, sticking with Justin Fields?

Decision Day for the Chicago Bears hasn’t arrived yet, but it’s fast approaching.

As the NFL world descends upon Indianapolis for this week’s Scouting Combine, the Bears are unofficially on the clock, and that includes a quarterback decision: Keep Justin Fields or draft Caleb Williams (or another player) with the No. 1 overall pick.

Though Williams has been touted by some evaluators as a generational quarterback prospect, the Bears might be leaning toward sticking with Fields at quarterback entering the combine. The Bears trading the No. 1 pick to stick with Fields appears to be “the way the wind is blowing,” NBC Sports reported Monday.

FOX Sports NFL insider Peter Schrager offered a similar thought on Monday, saying on NFL Network to “slow down” on the notion that the Bears have picked Williams over Fields. While a decision might not be imminent, Schrager outlined that the upcoming week might be the most important yet as it’s the biggest step in the “fact-finding mission,” adding that Bears general manager Ryan Poles will likely gauge the trade value of the No. 1 pick. 

Schrager also cited the NBC Sports report as a reason why trading down from the No. 1 overall pick might be an enticing option for the Bears.

“This is a rare deal where Ryan Poles could not only make one trade if they want to keep Fields, they could make two, maybe three trades and just go down that list,” Schrager said on “Good Morning Football.” “You say, ‘All right, we’re going to Washington [at No. 2] or New England [at No. 3] and say the first pick is for you guys.’ If you move back to the second or this pick, you could say, ‘We want to move down to the eighth pick. Atlanta do you want to come up? Oh wait, the Raiders are at 13, we’ll go back to 13.’ 

“You could compile [picks] and completely rebuild this team and roster to surround Justin Fields with young, inexpensive talent at other positions, which is the inverse of drafting a young quarterback and you can spend everywhere else.”

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