Louis Riddick is frustrated by the Bears' treatment of Justin Fields and explains why he is rooting for him next season. Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.
"Why do people take social media so serious?" Fields said."I still mess with the Bears, this and that. I'm just trying to take a little break. I unfollowed the Bears and the NFL. I'm not just trying to have football on my timeline. "It's something that I don't want to see on my timeline. I'm about to go on vacation. I don't want to see no football. And guess what? either keep Fields, we want Fields. It's either draft Caleb . I'm tired of hearing the talk. I just want it to be over."The Bears own the No. 1 pick in April's draft and face a monumental decision at quarterback.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles has acknowledged that the franchise is considering all options at quarterback in 2024."I did think Justin got better," Poles said in January."I think he can lead this team. But at the same time, there's a unique situation where I have to look, and our staff has to look, at everything, and that's exactly what we're going to do.""Yeah, of course. Of course I want to stay," Fields said.
"Atlanta would be tough," Fields said."The only con of going back home is just people hit my phone crazy wanting tickets to the game. But I think they've got a lot of playmakers on the team: of course Bijan ; they've got my boy Kyle ; and then, of course, Drake , too. They probably need one more receiver, but they've definitely got some guys over there, and their defense was good this year, too.