We now know where Justin Fields will play next season.
The wait is to see if he can be the starting QB again.
of pittsburgh steelers Adding another player at the quarterback position in exchange for a former first-round pick. The move comes about a week after the Steelers signed Russell Wilson in free agency and a day after the team traded away another former first-round pick, Kenny Pickett.
according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter chicago bears He is a conditional pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. As Schefter points out, this pick is a conditional sixth-round pick that could be upgraded to a fourth-round pick.
In a subsequent social media post, Schefter noted that if Fields plays, the sixth-round pick will increase to a fourth-round pick. 51 percent of Steelers plays This season.
The move gives Fields a chance for a fresh start, but it remains to be seen whether he will get a chance to compete with Wilson for the starting job or serve as the team’s backup. As noted after the Pickett trade, philadelphia eaglesWilson is in “pole position” for the starting job. At least according to Tom Pelissero’s report..
Pelissero added the following report after the Fields trade.
Could it be the competition between Russell Wilson and Justin Fields in Pittsburgh?
“Russ is the starter,” one source just texted.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 16, 2024
So for now, Wilson is starting at the front. It remains to be seen whether he can dislodge Fields like Max Verstappen.
