Atlanta Falcons 'checked in' on Bears QB Justin Fields
The Atlanta Falcons could be bringing Justin Fields home after all. According to NBC Sports Chicago’s Josh Schrock, the Falcons have inquired about the Kennesaw native and Chicago Bears quarterback: A league source told NBC Sports Chicago that the Falcons have checked in with the Bears about Fields. It's unclear how far those conversations went […]
The Atlanta Falcons could be bringing Justin Fields home after all.
According to NBC Sports Chicago’s Josh Schrock, the Falcons have inquired about the Kennesaw native and Chicago Bears quarterback:
A league source told NBC Sports Chicago that the Falcons have checked in with the Bears about Fields. It's unclear how far those conversations went but there's reason to expect them to pick back up this week in Indianapolis.
For now, Fields reamins a Bear.
"But Poles clearly signaled today that Chicago and Fields are likely headed for a breakup, while the Falcons lit up a sign to attract his attention that they might be very happy to take the young quarterback off his hands.
Of course, this could all be smoke and Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot is just doing his part by looking at every possible avenue that they could go.
But where there is smoke — there's fire.
And the Falcons are in desperate need of a quarterback this offseason and they must get it right, so for them to be taking the time to look at Fields means there has got to be some heavy interest.
A veteran like Fields may be the direction the Falcons want to go since they already have an established offense full of weapons for him.
They also hold the No. 8 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
"Yeah, we’ve got to get it right, and that’s real clear. We haven’t shied away from that,” Fontenot said at the NFL Combine on Tuesday. “We know that’s critical to get that position right, but it doesn’t stop there. We have to get the right quarterback in, and we have to improve this entire roster and get ready to roll this season.
"We're going to keep all options open. Free agency, trade, draft – we're working through all those things simultaneous. We have a lot of really smart people in the building. We have a lot of really, really good people and we're spending a lot of time with them and working through that."
