The futility of Chicago Bears quarterbacks is unprecedented. The Bears haven’t had a first-team All-Pro since Johnny Lujack in 1950. Over the last 70 seasons, they’ve had just three quarterbacks named to the Pro Bowl – Billy Wade in 1963, Jim McMahon in 1985, and Mitchell Trubisky in 2018 (Trubisky wasn’t selected to the Pro Bowl, but was added as a replacement).
To call the lack of quarterback success a drought is an understatement. It hasn’t been a who’s who of quarterbacks in Chicago. It’s been a who’s that?
The Bears swung and missed on Justin Fields with the 11th pick in 2021 and, after trading the first pick in the 2023 draft to let the Carolina Panthers draft a quarterback, one of the selections that came back turned into the first pick of the 2024 draft. The Bears declined all trade offers and chose Caleb Williams.
