Social Media Is Going Crazy Over Rumor That The Bears Are Preparing To Trade The 1st Overall Pick In 2024 NFL Draft

There’s a rumor going around that the Chicago Bears are close to trading the first overall pick, and it has sent social media into quite the frenzy.

Wesley Steinberg, who claims to be an NFL and New York Giants insider, stated on X/Twitter this morning that the Bears plan to trade the first overall pick. Steinberg claims that the Bears are set to receive a “generational haul” of draft choices in return:

BREAKING: #Bears are VERY CLOSE to trading 1st overall pick, which had previously been off limits.

Chicago have pivoted their plans after a lack of interest in Justin Fields. GM Ryan Poles has been offered a “generational haul” of picks, which could transform the franchise.

— Wesley Steinberg (@WesSteinberg) March 7, 2024

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Keep in mind this is merely a rumor. It has not been reported by a more well-known insider like ESPN’s Adam Schefter, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport or Tom Pelissero. Nonetheless, social media had plenty of interesting responses to Steinberg’s tweet:

Nobody wants fields so let’s put our entire future on his back 😂 get real people

— Scott Stroud🤘🏼 (@stroudman95) March 7, 2024

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So the Bears are staying put with a crappy quarterback because they can’t get any draft capital for because everyone else in the league knows he’s trash, why improve that position? This franchise is a joke.

— Jack S (@Jack725575) March 7, 2024

gm gm Wesley 🥐

— casinokrisa (@casinokrisa) March 7, 2024

I know, Acho fell for this guy before

— Anthony Russo (@Anthony_Russo97) March 7, 2024

My sources say the "generational haul" is Kayvon and 2 1sts 👀

— AP 🌵𓅓🍎 (@Light_2610) March 7, 2024

Breaking: Poles was never going to trade Fields 😂. I told yall!!!!

— bOB (@Ricky7873325800) March 7, 2024

Isn’t this the same dude that said that Caleb did not want to play for the Bears??

— Erick Gutierrez (@the_real_guti) March 7, 2024

The Bears haven’t yet indicated what they’ll do with the No. 1 pick, but it’s widely assumed that they’ll end up taking USC’s Caleb Williams with the selection.

If that’s what Chicago is planning to do, they’ll surely trade quarterback Justin Fields well ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. This year’s free agent QB market isn’t strong outside of Kirk Cousins, Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson, so there should be plenty of interest in Fields on the trade market.

Williams won the Heisman Trophy in 2022 after throwing for 4,537 yards and 42 touchdowns against only five interceptions to go along with 10 rushing scores. In his final year at USC, Williams threw for 3,633 yards and 30 touchdowns with 11 rushing touchdowns.

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