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Hometown Viewed as Justin Fields Destination

Oddmakers have quickly changed where Justin Fields is favored to be playing next season.
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Hometown Viewed as Justin Fields Destination
Hometown Viewed as Justin Fields Destination

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Apparently it doesn't take much more than a couple of comments to change the thinking of the football public.

NFL oddsmakers had the Pittsburgh Steelers as favorites ahead of the Bears last week to be the future home for Justin Fields.

A report from a source many doubt, a couple of names on Fields' Instagram and Voila, he's a favorite now to go to the Atlanta Falcons.

According to Draftkings, the Falcons are now heavy favorites to be Fields' home at -130. The Falcons had been +600 a week earlier and Pittsburgh was the favorite.

The Bears are second at +225, but the gap has closed to third now and Pittsburgh is at +350. Denver and New England are at +1000.

The situation is similar at other sports books. Pointsbet now has the Falcons at -125 as favorites. 

A report by Pittsburgh columnist and radio host said last week the Steelers were not interested in trading for another quarterback to compete with Kenny Pickett and Mason Rudolph, although Rudolph is scheduled to be a free agent in March.

During his appearance on The33rdTeam.com podcast by the St. Brown brothers, Fields said he wants to remain in Chicago but during the interview it was pointed out he follows Falcons receiver Drake London on his Instagram account and not the Bears.

If Fields were to be traded the latest forecasts are the Bears could get a second-round pick and a fourth-round pick, according to ESPN's Field Yates and Courtney Cronin.

 The situation is similar at other sports books. Pointsbet now has the Falcons at -125 as favorites.

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Gene Chamberlain
GENE CHAMBERLAIN

Gene Chamberlain has covered the Chicago Bears full time as a beat writer since 1994 and prior to this on a part-time basis for 10 years. He covered the Bears as a beat writer for Suburban Chicago Newspapers, the Daily Southtown, Copley News Service and has been a contributor for the Daily Herald, the Associated Press, Bear Report, CBS Sports.com and The Sporting News. He also has worked a prep sports writer for Tribune Newspapers and Sun-Times newspapers.

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