Justin Fields is getting a brand new begin after a treacherous three seasons in Chicago.
The Bears, the house owners of the No. 1 choose and rights to Caleb Williams, traded Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers final week in alternate for a 2025 choose that would change its worth based mostly on enjoying time.
Nevertheless, the Steelers had already signed nine-time Professional Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to a one-year deal earlier within the week, resulting in some confusion. Stories say Pittsburgh is ready on Wilson beginning and Fields backing him up, however a former NFL quarterback begs to vary.
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Bears quarterback Justin Fields warms up earlier than the Minnesota Vikings recreation, Oct. 15, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Picture/Nam Y. Huh)
Tim Hasselbeck, now an ESPN analyst, not solely predicted that Fields would begin by Week 10 – he says there’s a likelihood he might even win the job in coaching camp.
“Justin Fields is the starter for Pittsburgh by Week 10. I think to be really bold, Week 5, but I think it eventually happens,” he stated on Tuesday’s version of “Get Up.”
“Or Week 1, for that matter, to go real bold, which maybe isn’t even that out of the realm of possibilities.”
Hasselbeck has lengthy been an enormous fan of Fields, and even regardless of a 10-28 document because the Bears starter, “nothing I’ve seen from him in the National Football League” has strayed him from considering Fields has all-time expertise.
Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball towards the Washington Commanders at FedExField on Oct. 5, 2023, in Landover, Maryland. (Greg Fiume/Getty Photographs)
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“I think he has Cam Newton-like qualities. Cam Newton was a league MVP, in large part because he was a remarkable runner of the football, and that, in turn, helped him develop as a passer,” Hasselbeck stated. “There was a stretch where Cam was the best goal-line back in the National Football League. I think in terms of the fit with the personnel that’s there, and then what Arthur Smith wants to do, I think it may be the best spot for Justin Fields to go…
“If you happen to’re not successful, there may be going to be strain to alter at that place when you could have a super-talented, younger participant ready within the wings.”
Justin Fields waves to fans after the Bears’ 37-17 win against the Atlanta Falcons at Soldier Field on Dec. 31, 2023, in Chicago. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
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Currently, the Bears are getting back a 2025 sixth-rounder from the deal, but that will change to a fourth if Fields plays 51% of the snaps in this upcoming season.
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