The Chicago Bears hold the No. 1 overall pick from a previous trade with the Carolina Panthers, and with USC’s Caleb Williams available, the Bears parted ways with QB Justin Fields, sending him to the Steelers just over a week ago. Speaking to reporters at the NFL Owner’s Meetings in Orlando, Bears general manager Ryan Poles said that trading Fields was one of the hardest things he’s had to do.
“Justin, probably one of the harder things I had to do. I know I always kind of touch on the empathy part, having that conversation with my own son was hard, his jersey’s up in his room.