If Caleb Williams emerges as the team’s starting quarterback, the Bears won’t be sorry they made the selection.
Observing Justin Fields’ offseason exercises and understanding that he is no longer the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears gives one an odd feeling.
Fields will attempt to dethrone Russell Wilson as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback, while the Bears seem to be leaning heavily toward choosing Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Mike Tomlin has stated that Fields has an equal chance of starting quarterback for the Steelers, despite the team’s unwavering insistence that Wilson will be the starting quarterback at the commencement of training camp.
The Bears were only able to secure Fields a conditional 2025 sixth-round selection, which still irritates some Bears supporters.
As has become evident, the Bears saw value in trading Fields because it would position them to provide Williams with the best landing location when he is picked and assume leadership of the organization. It is now evident that Poles wished to ensure that Fields’ exit was handled with tact.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise to learn that there is more evidence indicating that the Bears received a better offer for Fields than they did from the Steelers.
“Bears general manager Ryan Poles ultimately followed through on a combine pledge to “do right by Justin,” dealing Fields to Pittsburgh over at least one better offer from a team with an established quarterback starter, a Bears team source said.”
– via ESPN, Brooke Pryor
The Philadelphia Eagles were most likely the club in question. Before making a trade for Kenny Pickett, the starting quarterback for the Steelers in 2023, the Eagles had checked in with Fields. Fields’ route to a starting position with the Steelers is probably different than Fields’ current one, when he would have been a genuine backup behind Jalen Hurts with the Eagles.
Additionally, the “better offer” was probably a fourth- or fifth-round selection in the current draft. That is a superior offer by definition, but not to the point where the Bears made the incorrect choice.
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