Little time was wasted at Tuesday’s press conference before Bears general manager Ryan Poles was asked about the team’s plan for quarterback Justin Fields next year.
Fields’s future status on the team came into question when the Bears received the No. 1 overall pick for this year’s NFL draft. However, according to a report on Monday from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bears are “leaning toward” moving the pick, most likely in order to keep Fields as the starting quarterback.
Poles reiterated this sentiment on Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine, noting that Fields starting next season is “the plan right now.”
