The Bears showed no patience in dealing with Justin Fields’ circumstances. Theoretically, his new team could.
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The Steelers could re-trade Fields if/when the opportunity to do so presents itself, having already given up a sixth-round pick in 2025 (which will drop to a fourth-round pick if he plays 51 percent of the offensive snaps this season).
A lot of it will rely on the other quarterback the Steelers choose to acquire. They only have two on the depth chart right now. There’s no reason to believe the Steelers wouldn’t consider trading Fields if they added another quarterback, either via free agency or the draft, and if they have a fourth quarterback on the practice squad if: (1) Russell Wilson is the starter; (2)
a starter gets injured elsewhere; and (3) that team offers more than what the Steelers gave up.
The Steelers did that in 2019, trading Josh Dobbs to the Jaguars after they lost Nick Foles in Week 1. Of course, the Steelers then needed him a week later, when Ben Roethlisberger was lost for the year to an elbow injury.
The question of whether the Steelers would re-trade Fields also depends on whether and to what extent they’re using him. Even if he’s not starting, he might be playing, in specialty packages at quarterback or at other positions. If it’s working, there’s no reason to trade him away.
