With the Pittsburgh Steelers in the market at quarterback in some capacity this offseason, PFF’s Brad Spielberger thinks the team could go shopping for a starter. Among his four trades to shake up the 2024 season, he had the Steelers sending a 2024 second-round pick and 2025 fifth-round pick to the Bears in exchange for Fields.
“Pittsburgh is one team looking for a legitimate competition at quarterback this offseason, with 2022 first-round quarterback Kenny Pickett not making the strides they’d hoped through two years, getting supplanted late in the season by third-stringer Mason Rudolph. Fields’ elite athleticism adds an entirely different dynamic to a Steelers offense that was quite stale in 2023, and he opens up the downfield passing game that has been lacking.