Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III believed there was one “perfect” destination for Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields. And it turns out he was right!
The amount of potential landing spots for Fields was quickly dwindling. Most of the QB-needy teams had either a) addressed the position via trade or free agency or b) will get to take a quarterback in next month’s NFL Draft.
On Friday, the Pittsburgh Steelers stunned the football world by trading Kenny Pickett and a fourth-round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third-rounder and two 2025 seventh-round selections, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
With Pickett gone, Griffin III believed Mike Tomlin’s Steelers were “the perfect landing spot for” the 25-year-old Fields:
That tweet was posted just hours before the Steelers and Bears made it official, completing a deal that sent Fields to Pittsburgh for a sixth-round pick that could become a fourth-rounder.
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The Steelers signed Russell Wilson to a one-year contract following his release from the Denver Broncos, who took on $85 million in dead money charges (an NFL record) for the next two seasons.
But Wilson is about to enter his age 35/36 season, and he’s only on a one-year deal. So it doesn’t at all hurt the Steelers to bring in a potential long-term solution like Fields, who can sit and learn behind Wilson for a season before taking over under center in the Steel City in 2025.
The Bears Have Been Preparing For A Change At QB
Though many had made the case for Chicago to continue building around Fields, all signs pointed to them trading him and using the No. 1 selection of the 2024 NFL Draft on USC signal-caller Caleb Williams.
Fields had shown some promise at times during his first three seasons in the NFL, but Williams is being viewed by many as the type of generational prospect that doesn’t come around all that often. On top of that, the Bears will have a huge advantage in securing Williams on a cheap rookie deal for the next four-to-five years — whereas Fields is now eligible for a contract extension as he heads into year four.
Over his three seasons with the Bears, Fields had a 10-28 record with a 60.3 completion percentage and 6,674 passing yards, 40 touchdowns and 30 interceptions to go along with 2,220 rushing yards and 14 rushing scores.
