2024 NFL Draft Rumors: Bears to trade Justin Fields to Raiders and select Drake Maye
If mock 2024 NFL drafts are to be belived, the Bears will trade Justin Fields to the Raiders and draft Drake Maye. The upcoming class of quarterbacks is a deep one, and many believe that Chicago is ready to move on from their quarterback due to his struggles to improve the team.
Chris Traposso of CBS Sports is one of them. He reckons Justin Fields' progress is being hampered by the situation in Chicago, and both parties can get a win-win situation.
They could draft Drake Maye in the 2024 NFL Draft. Carrying the Carolina Panthers' first-round this year, it's most likely that the Bears will pick right away once the draft countdown starts.
To make space for the incoming rookie quarterback, Traposso says that Justin Fields should be traded to a quarterback-needy team like the Las Vegas Raiders. In return, he envisages the Bears getting a second-round pick and a conditional 2025 third-round selection.
He puts the 2024 NFL Draft second-rounder as 43rd overall and the condition he imposes is that the current Chicago quarterback plays 75 percent of the snaps with his new team.
2024 NFL Draft brings other opportunities for Chicago Bears instead of drafting Drake Maye
Because of the woeful performance of the Carolina Panthers, the Bears are likely to have the first overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Instead of drafting a quarterback like Drake Maye or Caleb Williams, they could keep faith with their current quarterback and get some weapons around him. Someone like Marvin Harrison Jr., who's expected to be the top wide receiver in the draft, could be an answer.
Raiders not the only one who could do with Justin Fields
If, however, Chicago decides to move on from Justin Fields, the Raiders are not the only option. In fact, the quarterback might feel that Las Vegas is not an ideal destination given how much they have been in flux over the last few seasons.
A better option might emerge with a team like the Los Angeles Rams. Unlike the Raiders, they have a competent team structure, and coach Sean McVay does wonders to quarterbacks.
If Justin Fields can sit behind Matthew Stafford and learn the plays for a year, he could replace the veteran when the Super Bowl winner hangs up his cleats.
That might be better for his development instead of going to a place like Las Vegas, where they do not even know who their next permanent coach might be.