The ESPN NFL analysts continue to connect the Pittsburgh Steelers to Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields. On February 21, ESPN’s Field Yates joined the hypothetical, suggesting the specific offer the Steelers should make to land Fields.
Yates proposed the Steelers sending their No. 51 overall pick and a 2024 fourth-round selection to the Bears for Fields.
“While coach Mike Tomlin recently pledged support for quarterback Kenny Pickett, who was a 2022 first-round pick, I would not be going out on a limb by proclaiming the Steelers need to consider other options,” Yates wrote. “Fields would provide a dynamic dimension to the Steelers’ offense, and I’d be pursuing this aggressively if I were Pittsburgh.
“The Steelers ranked outside the top 20 in completion percentage (63.8%), touchdown passes (13), yards per attempt (6.8) and QBR (41.6) last season.”
Yates also proposed hypothetical trade offers for Fields from the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders. The Falcons’ offer only contained a second-round pick, but Atlanta’s selection is eight picks ahead of Pittsburgh’s.
Las Vegas’ offer for Fields was a 2024 third-round choice and wide receiver Hunter Renfrow.
Fields could be available through a trade because the Bears hold the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft. USC signal caller Caleb Williams is the presumed prospect to go first overall.
Yates also suggested hypothetical trade proposals for the Bears top pick. But he did not include the Steelers are one of the teams.
Fields has one year remaining on his rookie contract although any team that trades for him is almost certain to pick up his fifth-year option.
Spotrac projected Fields’ market value for his next contract to be $283 million on a six-year contract.