Steelers' Justin Fields Shared His Strong Desire To Come To Pittsburgh With His Agent Ahead Of Trade

Long before Fields was traded to Pittsburgh, Bears General Manager Ryan Poles made it clear that the organization wanted to do right by Fields, and send him somewhere he would still have a chance of having a successful career as a starting quarterback. Chicago had other offers on the table for Fields, but they were all teams that had an established starter. Chicago chose to send Fields to Pittsburgh, where he would at least be able to compete for the starting gig. 

Steelers Trading Kenny Pickett Opened The Door To Acquiring Fields

The Steelers were considered to be in the running for Fields ever since the 2023 season ended. The acquisition took a long time to come to fruition, and once Pittsburgh signed Wilson, it seemed like there was no chance Fields would end up donning the Black and Gold. Pittsburgh had Wilson and Kenny Pickett on the roster, who were both already expected to compete for the starting job. Pittsburgh cleared the way to acquire Fields when they sent Pickett to the Philadelphia Eagles.

As soon as Pickett was dealt, Fields and his agent started trying to work their way to Pittsburgh once again. Eventually the deal got done, as Pittsburgh only had to give up a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. 

Fields is in a great position to learn from Wilson, and may even overtake him as the starter at some point during the 2024 season. Fields has started 38 games so far in his career and struggled, but should be able to succeed with an organization that is better at developing talent like the Steelers.