The NFL concluded the Super Bowl last week, and the NFL Scouting Combine will begin in one week. This week’s news from the league was a little slow, but that’s great with me because I’m heading to the Combine.
I enjoy the brief pause in the action. The NFL is slow right now, so I was able to take a day off, which was my first since July.
I also enjoy driving my ancient Jeep Wrangler TJ with the top down and thinking about life and sports! The outcome of those weeklong travels is as follows.
It’s still unknown what will happen to Justin Fields, the quarterback for the Chicago Bears. With Fields, a former first-round selection who is still developing, and the No. 11 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Bears have two options. Caleb Williams, the quarterback for USC, will most likely be selected with that choice; we simply don’t know if the Bears or another team will make the pick.
What the Bears think of Fields, or what they could acquire in return for him, will determine whether or not they move off the pick (perhaps with the Broncos?). Although it has been said that Chicago will not move Fields (since that is what they have to say), there has recently been conjecture that he might wind up in another team.
Fields is apparently a favorite player of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, and the team ought to consider upgrading from Kenny Pickett. Chicago might not be able to refuse Fields’ asking price if the Bears offer them a first-round selection in exchange. There are still moves like Fields that need to happen before we can predict what the Broncos will do.
