Bears want to 'do right' by Justin Fields; QB call coming ASAP - ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS — Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles said Tuesday that he has «no master plan» to reveal at the NFL combine on the team's decision at quarterback but that he understands the weight of the uncertainty on Justin Fields and wants to move «as quickly as possible.»

The Bears own the draft's No. 1 pick for a second straight offseason and will decide between keeping Fields or selecting a quarterback in the draft. Poles did not rule out trading the 24-year-old quarterback, a move he said could happen before free agency begins next month.

«It just depends on what opportunities pop up,» Poles said. «I will say this, I think you guys know me well enough now, if we go down that road, I want to do right by Justin as well. No one wants to live in gray, I know that's uncomfortable. I wouldn't want to be in that situation either. So, we will gather the information — we will move as quickly as possible, [but] we are not going to be in a rush — and see what presents itself and what's best for the organization.»

Poles was adamant that he wants to know which direction the Bears will go at quarterback soon.

«Tomorrow,» the general manager said. And that wasn't hyperbole.

«No, I would love to know as soon as possible,» Poles said. «I would love to know, but I know that's not how the process works. Sure, before free agency would be good. Like I said, I'm also taking, if we were to do something with Justin, I want to do right by him and I know, again, living in that gray space, we would want to do something sooner rather than later. But just like I talk about with contracts, it takes two teams to figure that out, but at the same time, we're also trying to figure out the draft process as well. There's a lot of different things