We’re learning more details regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers making yet another major quarterback move, acquiring former Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields Saturday evening, a deal officially announced a short time ago.
Per Bears’ reporter Courtney Cronin, five other teams reached out to the Bears about a possible deal for Fields. The timetable is unclear but ostensibly, it occurred throughout the offseason process with talks likely beginning around the Combine. Per Cronin, those teams, like the Steelers plan for Fields, was to bring him in as a backup, not a starter.
As Cronin notes, the Bears ideally hoped Fields would fetch a similar return as QB Sam Darnold did when the New York Jets traded him to the Carolina Panthers in April of 2021.