Justin Fields trade details: Bears trade former Ohio State QB to Steelers for draft pick
Former Ohio State football quarterback Justin Fields is on the move.
Fields, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, was traded Saturday from the Chicago Bears to the Pittsburgh Steelers, per numerous reports, including ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Schefter reports Fields will back up Russell Wilson, who recently signed with the Steelers on a one-year deal after being released by the Denver Broncos. The Bears hold the No. 1 overall pick in next month's NFL draft and are expected to select USC quarterback Caleb Williams, which prompted Fields trade to the Steelers.
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Fields seemingly confirmed the trade with a post thanking Chicago, the Bears organization and his teammates before saying he was "ready for the next chapter."
Can’t say thank you enough to the city of Chicago for taking me in and embracing me. Thank you to the entire Bears organization and ownership for allowing me the opportunity to be part of such a historic franchise. But most of all thank you to my all my brothers that I played… pic.twitter.com/fT1dORwFU5
— Justin Fields (@justnfields) March 16, 2024
Here's what you need to know about the former Buckeyes quarterback's trade from the Bears to the Steelers:
Just Fields trade details
To the Bears: Conditional 2025 6th-round pick*
To the Steelers: Justin Fields
The Steelers traded a conditional 2025 6th-round pick to the Bears for Fields. According to Schefter, the sixth-round pick becomes a 2025 fourth-round pick if Fields plays 51% of the snaps in 2024 for the Steelers.
Trade condition update: The 2025 6th-round pick that the Steelers traded to the Bears for Justin Fields will become a 4th-round pick if he plays in 51 percent of the plays this season, per source. https://t.co/mwHyivli7I
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2024
Justin Fields stats
Fields spent three seasons as the starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears, where he threw for 6,674 passing yards on 578 completions with 40 passing touchdowns and 30 interceptions. He also had 2,220 rushing yards on 356 carries with 14 rushing touchdowns. He threw for a career-high 2,562 passing yards in a single season in 2023.
Career: 6,674 passing yards on 578 completions with 40 passing touchdowns and 30 interceptions; 2,220 rushing yards on 356 carries with 14 rushing touchdowns
2023: 2,562 passing yards on 227 completions with 16 passing touchdowns and nine interceptions; 657 rushing yards on 124 carries with four rushing touchdowns
2022: 2,242 passing yards on 192 completions with 17 passing touchdowns and 11 interceptions; 1,143 rushing yards on 160 carries with eight rushing touchdowns
2021: 1,870 passing yards on 159 completions with seven passing touchdowns and 10 interceptions; 420 rushing yards on 72 carries with two rushing touchdowns
Justin Fields contract
Fields signed a four-year rookie contract worth close to $19 million in 2021 when the Bears selected him out of Ohio State. He heads to Pittsburgh in the final year of his contract.
Length: Four years
Total Money: $18.8 million
Average base salary: $4.7 million
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Justin Fields trade details: Bears move former Ohio State QB to Steelers
