The AFC North is stacked with even more star power. Days after signing Russell Wilson, the Steelers are trading a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Chicago Bears for quarterback Justin Fields.
Pittsburgh is making the move a day after trading Kenny Pickett and a fourth-round pick in next month’s draft to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2024 third-round pick and two 2025 seventh-round selections.
Trade condition update: The 2025 6th-round pick that the Steelers traded to the Bears for Justin Fields will become a 4th-round pick if he plays in 51 percent of the plays this season, per source. https://t.co/mwHyivli7I
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2024
Fields was expected to be on the move, with the Bears fielding trade inquiries about the former No. 11 overall pick. Chicago is widely expected to draft USC’s Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in April.
Fields has played all three of his NFL seasons for the Bears, throwing for 6,674 yards and 40 touchdowns.
He’ll now back up Wilson while taking a step back and continuing to learn as he prepares to be the Steelers quarterback of the future.