Justin Fields sure seems happy amid all the rumors.
Fields’ manager Mario Nunez posted an Instagram Story on Tuesday night showing Fields smiling from ear to ear, clapping his hands and jumping around, all while rumors swirl that the Bears are prepared to trade the quarterback and use their No. 1 pick on USC quarterback Caleb Williams.
Now, perhaps Fields is genuinely happy about something that has nothing to do with the NFL.
However, it’s certainly an interesting tease to release this video hours after Bears general manager Ryan Poles said the team, should it trade Fields, would plan to do so before free agency opens on March 13.
“If we go down that road, I want to do right by Justin as well,” Poles said at the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday. “No one wants to live in grey. I know that’s uncomfortable. I wouldn’t want to be in that situation, either. So, we will gather the information. We will move as quickly as possible. We are not going to be in a rush, and see what presents itself and what’s best for the organization.”
Oddsmakers have already installed the Falcons as the favorite for Fields’ 2024 team, with Atlanta having -175 odds at DraftKings as of Tuesday morning.
The Bears had +175 odds, while the Steelers are at +300.
New Falcons head coach Raheem Morris certainly stoked the fans by saying the Falcons want to get the “best fit for our city,” an interesting nugget since Fields is from Kennesaw, Ga.
“You want to go get the best fit for your people, you want to go get the best fit for your coaches, you want to go get the best fit for our city, and you want to do all those things,” Morris told CBS Sports‘ Jonathan Jones on Tuesday. “There’s nothing ruled out. I forgot to mention trades, because all of those things come into play. … We’ve really been tedious, we’ve really been going through the process of how we are going to acquire the best fit for us. … I know you’re going to jump all over this best fit for our city thing…”
When Jones asked about the city line, Morris said it’s “certainly important.”
“People are going to read into those words or whatever – however they do those things,” Morris said. “You can’t stop that. There are people that are from Atlanta. There are people from around Atlanta. You can name the milage of how close some of those people are. You got to do what’s best and what’s right for your team at the right time. We won’t rule out anything until we got to make those decisions at that date.”
