Justin Fields specifically wanted to join the Pittsburgh Steelers. Reports indicated that his agent requested he not be traded to certain teams, and that the Chicago Bears potentially had better offers that they passed up to do right by Fields. He would have made this decision knowing full well that Russell Wilson had the inside track to be the starting quarterback. He watched Kenny Pickett request his way out of town, and then a few days later he was dealt to the Steelers.
He told the media that he didn’t come to Pittsburgh to sit on the bench all season.