It seems like Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson expects the crew will ultimately commerce quarterback Justin Fields both earlier than or after the membership makes USC Trojans signal-caller Caleb Williams the primary choose of the 2024 NFL Draft this spring.
“We all know the enterprise that we’re in,” Johnson acknowledged whereas talking with reporters on Monday, per Patrick Finley of the Chicago Solar-Instances. “So I really feel prefer it wouldn’t be mature of us as a locker room to not rally collectively despite having Justin depart.”
Whereas mock drafts proceed to hyperlink the Bears with Williams, there appears to be little commerce market for Fields as groups across the NFL perceive the 2021 first-round draft choose will quickly be surplus to necessities in Chicago. In response to Alex Shapiro of NBC Sports activities Chicago, NFL Community character Daniel Jeremiah prompt on Monday that the Philadelphia Eagles or Baltimore Ravens might ultimately contemplate taking a flier on Fields to make him a backup. For a chunk printed Monday afternoon, Courtney Cronin of ESPN speculated that the Bears “might maintain Fields and a rookie quarterback drafted No. 1 total on the roster all through the offseason and commerce the 25-year-old when an damage takes out a starter.”
Johnson made it identified Monday he desires Fields to stay round till additional discover.
“I do know what it might do to maintain him right here,” Johnson added concerning the membership’s present QB1. “I understand how we might really feel with him right here…We’ll all have our opinions, our feelings, however so far as the locker room staying collectively, I feel we now have the precise guys within the locker room to maintain every part collectively, to maintain us collectively.”
The Atlanta Falcons,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
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New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings are amongst groups that made non-Fields-related quarterback plans forward of and/or throughout the NFL’s authorized tampering portion of free company. Many analysts consider New England will even take a signal-caller with the third choose of the 2024 draft, and Nick Baumgardner of The Athletic was amongst people who predicted on Tuesday that the Vikings might purchase the fifth total alternative through a commerce after which use that asset to land a rookie quarterback.
It is unclear if Bears normal supervisor Ryan Poles would ship Fields to Minnesota or every other division rival earlier than Week 1 of the 2024 season.
