Bears

When appearing on ESPN 1000’s Kap and J.Hood, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer said he thinks the Bears will trade Justin Fields ahead of free agency given there will be fewer trade options as we get deeper into the offseason.

“In this case, I don’t think you necessarily need the premium to move Justin Fields before the start of free agency,” Breer said. “The reason why is because if you do wait til the end of March or the beginning of April, whatever it is, there are going to be far fewer teams that have a quarterback opening.”

Breer feels Chicago needs to have some urgency on getting a deal done for Fields if they want to get the best possible offer.

“I think that’s why, if you’re the Bears, there’s some urgency to get moving on this,” Breer said. “Because if you’re going to get the best return, the best return is probably going to be available right now rather than three or four or five weeks from now.”

Packers

Packers HC Matt LaFleur said he had a Zoom call with new offensive assistant Sean Mannion prior to his interview with the Bears and is glad they lured him away from Chicago.

“He was getting ready to go interview for Chicago. It was actually during the NFC Championship Game, which I really didn’t care to watch, I jumped on a Zoom call with him in the second half, and he showed me what he was going to present, and I told him, ‘Wow, that’s pretty good, I think you should come up to Green Bay right when you’re doing when that interview.’ I’m surprised they let him out of the building. They tried to get him, but I guess we had more to offer,” Lafleur said, via PackersWire.

LaFleur recalled being Mannion’s offensive coordinator on the Rams in 2017, where Mannion told him he’d eventually get into coaching.

“I love his past experience. I’ve coached him before in LA. I always figured he… expressed.

Packers

Packers’ new DC Jeff Hafley considers Green Bay to be the “mecca of the football world” and it feels surreal to be a part of the organization.

“As a guy that grew up loving football, it’s the Green Bay Packers,” Hafley said, via Steve Megargee of the Associated Press. “This is like the mecca of the football world to me and probably to most people who grew up loving football. Just being here and driving into Lambeau every day, it still feels surreal.”

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