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Bears trade Justin Fields to Steelers
By: Mike Stiles - Monday, March 18, 2024

Justin Fields (photo courtesy of Gene Puskar/AP)

(LAKE FOREST, IL) – The Chicago Bears have traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team confirmed in a statement Saturday. The Steelers sent a 2025 sixth-round pick to the Bears that converts to a fourth-round selection if Fields plays 51% of snaps this season, according to sources. Fields, who completed his third season with Chicago in 2023, will join a quarterback room with Russell Wilson, who signed a one-year deal with the Steelers on Friday. Fields is not expected to compete with Wilson for the starting job, according to a team source. Instead, Fields is expected to learn from the Super Bowl winner and nine-time Pro Bowler. In a social media post Saturday, Fields thanked the Bears organization and the City of Chicago "for allowing me the opportunity to be part of such a historic franchise." Chicago owns the No. 1 pick in the draft and is the first team of the common draft era to have the draft's top selection one season after trading it. With Fields off the roster, the Bears are expected to take a quarterback in April's first round.

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