At one point, it appeared as though no team was interested in acquiring Justin Fields. It was surprising that teams weren’t phoning the Chicago Bears to acquire a quarterback because many teams needed one and still do.
Ultimately, Justin Fields was acquired by the Pittsburgh Steelers via a trade involving a sixth-round pick in the 2025 Draft. He’s not here to stay, even though he is in Pittsburgh.
According to a recent rumor, the Minnesota Vikings are still keeping an eye on the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐎𝐑#Steelers QB Justin Fields continues to remain on the #Vikings radar.
I can tell you Steelers GM Omar Khan has at least considered the idea of instantly upgrading their lost 2025 6th round pick.
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In addition to adding Sam Darnold to the roster, the Minnesota Vikings are anticipated to move up in the NFL draft to select a quarterback. Justin Jefferson would be pleased if they made a push for Justin Fields after trading up to select their guy, since he has stated that he wants to know what the team plans to accomplish at quarterback before he signs a long-term contract.
Justin Fields has played in 40 games, 38 starts, and 60.3% of the passes for the Bears over the past three seasons, accounting for 6,674 yards, 40 touchdowns, and 30 interceptions.
According to ESPN.com, he was a dual threat who rushed for 2,220 yards and 14 more touchdowns in 2022, good for the second-most running yards by an NFL quarterback in a single season.
Other than the Steelers, there were four teams following Justin Fields
Despite four NFL clubs expressing interest in the 25-year-old quarterback, Justin Fields’ camp requested that he not be dealt to Pittsburgh because he “wanted the Steelers,” according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
It is impossible to determine whether the Minnesota Vikings were among the four suitors because they were not named. The day after the Steelers dealt third-year quarterback Kenny Pickett to the Eagles, Justin Fields left Chicago.
As Chicago owns the top pick in this year’s draft and is expected to select USC quarterback Caleb Williams, Fields, the Bears’ 11th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has been the subject of trade rumors for months.