They finally did it. After months of speculation, the Chicago Bears traded quarterback Justin Fields.
According to ESPN, the team dealt the signal caller to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a 2025 sixth-round pick. That pick can convert to a fourth-rounder if Fields plays 51% of snaps this upcoming season.
We have acquired QB Justin Fields from the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 conditional sixth-round pick. @BordasLaw
📝: https://t.co/ciLZkmSMgO pic.twitter.com/gXj88A71ja
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) March 17, 2024
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
With Saturday’s trade, the Bears will likely draft University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams as Fields’s replacement with the No. 1 overall pick.
The move finally resolves what ultimately became the NFL offseason question: Will they do with Fields, a player they drafted to be the franchise savior back in 2021?
In the eyes of some observers, Chicago’s return for one of the league’s most athletically dynamic signal callers was a pittance.
The Pittsburgh Steelers just robbed the Chicago Bears on the weekend in broad daylight. Getting Justin Fields in 2024, giving up ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in 2024 and only giving up a 2025 6th round pick that MIGHT turn into a 4th rounder. This is what we call BIG BANK take little bank. pic.twitter.com/Dn2n8KvrWt
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) March 16, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers got Russell Wilson and Justin Fields for a pack of Now-or-Laters, a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos, and a Chick-o-Stick. Incredible bargain for two starting quarterbacks
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) March 16, 2024
The @steelers just turned the Pickett-Trubisky-Rudolph QB room into Justin Fields/Russell Wilson and all it cost them was a third-day draft pick NEXT YEAR and 1.2MM dollars. Nicely done indeed. https://t.co/IIR4BlSwgS
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) March 16, 2024
In moving on from Fields, the Bears will avoid the increased financial commitment that would come with keeping the quarterback, who will enter his fourth season. That obligation could soon be passed onto the Steelers, who will add Fields to a quarterback room that features the recently signed Russell Wilson.
According to reports, Fields will serve as Wilson’s backup. The two will likely compete for the starting job in training camp later this summer. Yet, when news of the trade broke, Wilson took to X to greet his newest teammate.
Let’s get it @justnfields!
QB room bout to be 🔥 🔥 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Vz4R7ZFArO— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) March 17, 2024
Moreover, whether Wilson or Fields wins the job, either will become the seventh Black player to start as the Steelers’ quarterback. The others are Joe Gilliam, Jr., Kordell Stewart, Charlie Batch, Michael Vick, Byron Leftwich and Dennis Dixon.
As for his departure from Chicago, Fields will still have quite a few fans rooting for him from afar.
I’m elated that Justin Fields is going to a good organization
Mark this tweet, he will succeed there
I’m always gonna cheer for that young man and now that he’s under the tutelage and leadership of the best head coach in the NFL in Mike Tomlin it’s even better pic.twitter.com/yKbmbumWxt
— Herb Lawrence (@Ecnerwal23) March 16, 2024
Justin Fields deserved so much better than what he got with the Bears. Never had a real chance for success. It sucks, but this is the hard reality of the NFL. I genuinely wish him luck in the next chapter of his NFL career.
Thank you for the fun memories JF1. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/PccPtkdt8Z
— Bearsszn (@bearssznn) March 16, 2024
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