When the Pittsburgh Steelers swung a trade with the Chicago Bears featuring a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft for quarterback Justin Fields just a few days after signing veteran quarterback Russell Wilson in free agency, many viewed it as a sort of lottery ticket from the perspective of the Steelers.
Get a young, talented quarterback on the cheap. Bring him into the franchise, let him learn the system and see how he does, and then you potentially have a long-term franchise quarterback if things go well. The only challenge is — Fields is the backup to Wilson.