The Bears have an important decision to make at quarterback this offseason: Stick with Justin Fields or start over with a rookie quarterback (as the team is expected to have the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft for the second straight year.) Wide receiver DJ Moore continues to back Fields as the team’s QB moving forward.
Here’s a look at the most recent and relevant stories for the morning of Dec. 27.
By the time the regular season ends in two weeks, Parsons may not be alone in peggings the Bears as a non-playoff team that could make the leap come 2024.
Chicago is currently stationed in a curious position where they hold the first and eighth picks on the active draft board for next spring, the top pick yielding from a trade with the 2-13 Carolina Panthers.
While the Bears (6-9) may need a little too much help to leap onto the upcoming NFC playoff bracket (two games behind final wild cards Los Angeles and Seattle), they’ve won four of their past six in a streak that includes a 28-13 win over division champion Detroit on Dec. 10.
As Parsons hinted, Chicago could move on from current head coach Matt Eberflus, who has posted a 9-23 record in two seasons at the helm.
If they do, the Bears could boast one of the most attractive head coaching vacancies in the league.
Further to Parsons’ points, the Bears are not only set to hold two premier draft picks but will also carry over $63.8 million in cap space, the seventh-best tally in the league.
There’s an outside shot that the Bears could make their way to AT&T Stadium in 2024, as the Cowboys are slated to host the NFC North team that matches their finish in the East (currently fellow runner-up Minnesota).
In the meantime, Detroit, the aforementioned, newly-crowned division champions, visits Arlington on Saturday night (7:15 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN).
