Because the commerce rumors surrounding Justin Fields proceed to develop, oddsmakers now have a betting favourite on who the staff will find yourself with subsequent season. And it's not the Chicago Bears.
As of Tuesday, February 13th, Fields is most certainly to play beneath middle for the Pittsburgh Steelers within the 2024-25 common season at -125 odds on DraftKings SportsBook. Odds for Fields to stick with the Bears are +200.
That shift was probably fueled by a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter that appeared on “The Pat McAfee Present” this week.
“We all know Pittsburgh [Steelers] he's going to exit and get a quarterback,” Schefter stated. “Whether or not it's Ryan Tannehill, whether or not it's Russell Wilson, whether or not it's Justin Fields. Mike Tomlin is an enormous fan of Justin Fields . We'll hold that in thoughts within the offseason and within the coming weeks.”
The Steelers not too long ago retired former Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky, and head coach Mike Tomlin made it clear that Kenny Pickett, who had a subpar sophomore season, throwing for simply over 2,000 yards and 6 touchdowns in 12 video games , must compete for the beginning place.
If the Bears determine to draft Caleb Williams No. 1 general, most studies point out the Bears may return at the least a second-round decide for Fields. Some counsel a first-round decide might be in play.
“The consensus from an off-the-cuff ballot of league evaluators is that Fields can be value a second- or third-round decide in a pre-draft commerce,” ESPN's Jeremy Fowler stated in early January.
However, the No. 1 decide within the 2024 NFL Draft seems to have great worth.
“If the Bears have been to commerce the primary decide, the payoff might be large,” Fowler wrote. “A number of executives agree that Chicago may get greater than it did within the Panthers commerce and from a possible commerce associate who already picks within the prime 5. These executives imagine the value to go No. 1 might be two future first-rounders along with this 12 months's decide, together with a variant of a Day 2 decide and/or a premium veteran participant on a manageable contract. “
Will the Steelers enter commerce talks for Fields? The opposite quarterbacks they’re concerned about are free brokers, so the Bears must decide up the telephone earlier than the brand new league 12 months.
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