Chicago Bears fans have been accustomed to quarterback purgatory for quite some time now. It has seemed, at times, that this franchise would never reach a point where they can feel great about their quarterback situation going into the future.
Then, Justin Fields happened.
In his second season, Fields put on a show for Bears fans. Despite having an underperforming offensive line and not having nearly enough weapons around him, Fields did everything he could, week-in and week-out, to not only try and win, but give fans something to cheer for.
Fields made history on multiple occasions, finishing the season with three 50-plus-yard touchdown runs (in the span of a month, mind you) and breaking the single-game rushing record for a quarterback.
Putting all of that aside, now that the Bears have the number one pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, we’re starting to see plenty of smoke around a Justin Fields trade, and one ex-NFL player decided to add fuel to the fire this past week.
Ex-NFL player Warren Sapp foolishly predicted that the Chicago Bears will indeed trade Justin Fields, but couldn’t be more off-base
First of all, Warren Sapp has no connection with the Chicago Bears media. It’s hard to believe he has any inside information whatsoever.
At this point, he’s simply following some of the social media and national media trends of creating storylines out of nothing. Sure, the Bears own the first overall pick and could opt to draft Bryce Young while trading Fields. Yes, that’s a possibility.
It’s also a possibility that Fields comes out tomorrow, retires from the NFL, grows a beard, buys the best overalls Fleet Farm has on the shelf, and decides to leave football and go into full-time farming.
Come on, man. Let’s get real for a moment.
All of the smoke around a Fields trade is exactly that — smoke. That’s it. The Bears finally have something to cheer about under center, with a guy who can single-handedly flip the script in a game, and now you’re talking about trading him?
Chicago led the NFL last year in rushing and put up the fifth-most yardage by any team in the history of the league. Guess who led the way? Fields.
Why on earth would the Bears want to ruin the only good thing they have on offense right now? Instead of building off an excellent rushing attack, and around a quarterback with a big arm, you think they’d ship him off and start over again?
Look around at some of the best football minds right now. Many of them are calling this rumor out to be a hoax. Many of them have even said they would put Fields as the number one quarterback in this year’s class, above Young.
Listen to the guys who have been in this thing for a while. Listen to logic. Listen to your heart, I don’t care.
Just don’t listen to Warren Sapp.