We have hit the point of the offseason where we are tracking whether the Chicago Bears’ current QB follows the team on his Instagram account. Nothing epitomizes the fanbase’s current state of limbo quite like this becoming a story last night.
Justin fields unfollowed the bears on Instagram
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— justH1M fields defender (@zachknowsball) February 20, 2024
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I understand why it blew up — us fans will chase any crumb of insight into the 2024 Bears’ QB plan — but the speculation feels like a major reach to me. We aren’t long removed from Kyler Murray unfollowing the Arizona Cardinals (admittedly during a contract dispute) before re-signing with the team, but beyond that we’ve had much stronger intel recently tell us that Fields is likely on the move.
Ian Rappaport recently told us it would take a “historic” haul to move Chicago off of #1…
The latest from Ian Rapoport on the Bears:
Reiterates it would take “historic” trade to move down
— Harrison Graham (@HGrahamNFL) February 11, 2024
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Tom Pelissero, who seemed plugged in during Matt Eberflus’ end-of-year performance reviews, thinks Shane Waldron signals the end of the Justin Fields era…
Tom Pelissero thinks the writing is on the wall… pic.twitter.com/w0dhh2Q8Hm
— CHGO Bears (@CHGO_Bears) February 7, 2024
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And if those two weren’t enough, Adam Schefter echoed the same sentiment during his recent hit on the Pat McAfee show, listed below.
Adam Schefter just said on The Pat McAfee Show that the belief around the NFL is that the #Bears will draft Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
“There are a few issues with this. Number one, are the Bears going to be willing to move on from taking Caleb…
— Jacob Infante (@jacobinfante24) February 5, 2024
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If Justin Fields ends up traded, we won’t look back at Instagram follows & unfollows as the smoking gun that laid the plan bare — the writing has been on the wall for a while. I first saw it when Fields all but said goodbye in his presser after the loss to Green Bay, but maybe you saw it earlier. Maybe you saw it later. Either way, with the Combine not set to happen for a few weeks, this rumor mill is all we have for now.
Stay strong — this part of the offseason doesn’t last much longer. We should have our answer in due time.
In the meantime, check out Lorin Cox’s Political Attack Ads on both of the Bears’ primary QB choices — he did a great job with these.
The Justin Fields vs. Caleb Williams quarterback debate in Chicago feels like a political battle at this point
So I made political attack ads for both of them, as though they’re candidates who need your vote this spring:
— Lorin Cox (@CoxSports1) February 19, 2024
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Your Turn: What else do you want to talk about at this point in the offseason?