Bears' Cole Kmet recalls 'really upsetting' moment he learned Justin Fields was traded

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One Chicago Bears player is upset that Justine Fields is no longer on the team. 

Tight end Cole Kmet got a call from Bears head coach Matt Eberflus, who told him that Fields was going to be traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Eberflus made it a point to call Fields’ close friends, knowing that not everyone on the team was going to like the move. 

Kmet said on the "CHGO Chicago Bears Podcast" that he was actually planning to hit the town for some St. Patrick’s Day celebration, but when he got the call, he decided to stay home instead.

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Justin Fields and Cole Kmet of the Chicago Bears before the Browns game on Dec. 17, 2023, in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)

"Obviously, really upsetting that it came to that, and where it was at that moment, but you kind of felt like the writing was on the wall with that," Kmet said. 

It was no secret GM Ryan Poles was going to shop around to find a suitor for Fields despite only being with the Bears for three seasons. Chicago owns two top 10 picks in this year’s NFL Draft, including No. 1 overall, and it’s been expected they would use that on a new quarterback for the organization. USC’s Caleb Williams is the likely choice there. 

Poles said before the new league year began that the Bears’ direction would be revealed with their moves before the draft, and trading Fields all but solidifies the use of that first overall pick for a quarterback. 

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Kmet has developed quite a rapport with Fields since the latter was the 11th overall pick of