Bears 'leaning toward' moving No. 1 overall pick in 2023 NFL Draft: report

Since they were awarded nan first wide prime successful nan 2023 NFL Draft, galore believed nan Chicago Bears would want to waste and acquisition nan selection, moving down while besides collecting immoderate much assets. 

That seems to beryllium nan lawsuit arsenic the Draft draws near. 

The Bears person reportedly been called by aggregate teams regarding a waste and acquisition for nan No. 1 pick, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He adds that Chicago is "leaning toward" moving down successful nan Draft via trade. 

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The NFL Draft Theater Stage astatine Caesars Forum connected April 28, 2022 successful Las Vegas. (Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Why? The cardinal logic is nan emergence of backmost Justin Fields this past season. General head Ryan Poles said successful January that Fields is nan team’s quarterback, which made speculation astir nan first wide prime only buzz more. 

Because Fields, nan 11th wide prime successful nan 2021 Draft, took a large leap successful accumulation this past season, contempt nan Bears’ record, Chicago believes they person a backmost of nan early already connected their roster. 

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With that thought process successful place, Poles doesn’t request nan first wide prime to draught a quarterback. Meanwhile, teams for illustration nan Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts and others are looking for a backmost this offseason and are apt to want to prime complete nan remainder of nan competition. 

Poles could guarantee himself a little first-round prime arsenic good arsenic much draught compensation that is important for nan Bears’ continued rebuild nether his watch. 

General head Ryan Poles addresses questions aft Kevin Warren was introduced arsenic Chicago Bears president and CEO astatine Halas Hall connected Jan. 17, 2023, successful Lake Forest, Illinois. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

"We person elasticity wherever if there's opportunities wherever if we tin move that into a batch of players that travel successful and thief us, we tin do that," Poles said successful January, via ESPN. "If it's staying put aliases really being selective pinch definite people, we tin do that arsenic well. I cognize my expectation, our expectation, is that we move nan needle to beryllium much successful. We tin triumph immoderate of these adjacent games and bring successful guys that tin effect this shot team."

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If nan Bears do enactment put, Alabama separator rusher Will Anderson has been mocked to them connected galore occasions. However, pinch Chicago leaning toward giving nan prime to personification else, each eyes will beryllium connected who tin coming Poles pinch nan champion waste and acquisition package to move into that first wide spot. 

Fields saw a jump successful yards (2,242), touchdown passes (17) and completion percent (60.4) successful 15 games pinch nan Bears past season. But it was his expertise to tally that put nan convention connected notice, arsenic he rushed for 1,143 yards to lead each quarterbacks and had 8 touchdowns connected nan crushed arsenic well. 

General head Ryan Poles of nan Bears earlier nan crippled against nan Washington Commanders astatine Soldier Field connected Oct. 13, 2022, successful Chicago. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

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While Fields’ accuracy and pouch passing person been questioned, his diversion expertise surely hasn’t. Experts are wondering what a bully supporting formed for Fields will do for him, and that’s what Poles wishes to bring successful to nan Windy City.