The Chicago Bears have the first pick in the nfl 2023 Draft, And with it comes a plethora of options.
Going 3-14 during the regular season, the Bears found a way to overcome the Houston Texans at the end of the year, giving general manager ryan poles a ton of flexibility in the eraser.
Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears attends SiriusXM’s Super Bowl LVII on February 9, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
The Bears drafted a quarterback in the first round just two years ago, taking Justin Fields 11th overall in the 2021 draft.
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And while Fields has certainly shown glimpses that he may be the answer at quarterback for the Bears, the 2022 draft has two quarterbacks at the top that would be hard to pass up.
With Bryce Young from Alabama and Ohio State’s CJ Stroud coming out of college, some have floated the idea of Chicago trading Fields and drafting a QB at No. 1.
On Friday, Fields was on Radio Row in Super Bowl LVIII and discussed how he would react if the Bears drafted a quarterback.
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) runs into the end zone for a score against the Atlanta Falcons during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
«I think they would let me know beforehand,» Fields told Sports Illustrated Radio. «But what would be going through my mind is, ‘Who am I going to play for now?'»
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«With everything that’s going on. I’m just trying to control the controllables. And focus on me. Focus on growing mentally, spiritually, and of course physically, and as a quarterback this offseason.»
While there has been some debate about what the Bears should do with the pick, chicago general manager he said he would have to be «absolutely blown away» to select a QB at the top of the draft.
«We are going to do the same thing that we have always done,» Polacos said at his end-of-season press conference. «We’re going to evaluate the draft class, and I’d say this: You’d have to be absolutely blown away to make that kind of decision.»
Chicago Bears number 1 Justin Fields runs the ball during the first half of a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field on December 18, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Fields certainly improved in the sophomore year, throwing for 2,242 yards, 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 15 games.
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He had 1,143 rushing yards with eight touchdowns.
Chicago is in an enviable position, should it decide not to draft a quarterback, as teams may be willing to trade to draft a potential franchise quarterback.