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Carmen Vitali
NFC North Reporter
The Chicago Bears are in a bit of a pickle.
At the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, general manager Ryan Poles told reporters that if he were to trade quarterback Justin Fields, he would ideally like to do it sooner rather than later. More specifically, he’d want to do it before free agency.
I don’t doubt Poles was being truthful, but the reality is this is still going to be a long process.
The bulk of free agency has come and gone. The biggest domino to fall was quarterback Kirk Cousins, who left Minnesota to the delight of Falcons fans and meme creators everywhere. It was a move many thought would set the wheels in motion for more quarterback movement, and it did.
In a flurry of moves, Pittsburgh now has Russell Wilson (though that came before the Cousins news), Tampa Bay kept Baker Mayfield, Drew Lock is now a New York Giant, Sam Darnold is now a bridge over the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota, Mason Rudolph went to Tennessee, Jacoby Brissett is back in New England and Tyrod Taylor is a New York Jet.
Justin Fields remains in Chicago.
It’s been said across social media that Fields’ market is shrinking. I’m here to tell you there’s no such thing. There never was a market.
Is there still a market for Justin Fields?
Fields is in this middle ground where he isn’t viewed as a plug-and-play starter by the rest of the league but he’s only ever been a starter, save for the first three games of his career. Fields thinks he’s a starter. The Bears want starter compensation. But Fields is also under contract, meaning teams would have to give up assets to get a quarterback they aren’t sold on.
Fields does have his contract working in his favor. Other than the initial capital a team would give up in a trade, he doesn’t require much investment for 2024 given that he’s still on his rookie deal.
And if a deal is done before May, a new team could pick up Fields’ fifth-year…
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Publish date : 2024-03-13 23:48:56
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