Bears trade up to select QB Justin Fields

Bears finally got a quarterback that fans should be excited about

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Thu Apr 29 21:44:51 GMT-05:00 2021

What an exciting time to be a Bears fan!

The Chicago Bears moved up to No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to draft Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields.

The Bears went all-in with Fields by giving up the No. 20 overall pick and a fifth-rounder this year, and a 2022 first-rounder and fifth-rounder next season to move up nine spots to grab Fields.

Bold move by the Bears but they finally get a franchise quarterback to mold for the future. He has superstar potential written all over him with his arm and toughness.

"They're going to get a hard worker, a guy that's going to put himself out there to win every game, a leader on and off the field," Fields told the media after being selected. "So I'm just excited and ready to get to work."

Fields is excited to be a member of the Bears.

"I'm the kind of guy that thinks everything happens for a reason. It was God's plan for me to be a Bear. I'm more than ready and excited to get up there."

In 2020, he completed 70.2 percent of his passes for 22 touchdowns and only six interceptions.

The Bears now have a trio of quarterbacks with Andy Dalton, Nick Foles and Fields.

With the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @ChicagoBears select QB Justin Fields!

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— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021

.@OhioStateFB ? @ChicagoBears #HeyRookie, welcome to the NFL ?? @justnfields pic.twitter.com/vQDkTa35od
— NFL Films (@NFLFilms) April 30, 2021

ELITE PICK @ChicagoBears
You won’t regret it ??@justnfields #GoBuckeyes #DevelopedHere #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/q33yAd4miC
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) April 30, 2021

The Chicago #Bears have never had a 4,000 yard passer in the history of their franchise. Justin fields will change that immediately! Congrats Chicago, y’all got a BEAST!
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) April 30, 2021

The latest great Buckeye is headed to the NFL ????

The @ChicagoBears draft @OhioStateFB QB @justnfields at No. 11! pic.twitter.com/mJaSZzOSH8
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) April 30, 2021

KABOOM. Bears just stole Justin Fields at 12. Congrats, Bears fans. Back in business. You just got a mentally/physically tough young man who torched Clemson's D with 6 TD passes & gutted through cracked ribs. You might say he's got some Ditka/Butkus in him. And he runs 4.4.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 30, 2021

THE BEARS ARE BACK BABY!!!!!!!!!
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) April 30, 2021

To the @ChicagoBears HC for @justnfields #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/9Ga6PXSaKI
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) April 30, 2021

Welcome to THE Chicago Bears, @justnfields!#BearsDraft | ???? pic.twitter.com/niJ9Eu1lJJ
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 30, 2021

It's not fair to allow Mitch Trubisky's failure temper enthusiasm over Justin Fields' chances for success with the #Bears, not fair to let the franchise's tortured history at the QB position affect your expectations for Fields' future. But we're human. And these are the Bears.
— David Haugh (@DavidHaugh) April 30, 2021