Justin Fields still has MVP potential, could be Steelers' Week 1 starter over Russell Wilson, ex-NFL QB says

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Justin Fields is getting a new start after a treacherous three seasons in Chicago.

The Bears, the owners of the No. 1 pick and rights to Caleb Williams, traded Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week in exchange for a 2025 pick that could change its value based on playing time.

However, the Steelers had already signed nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Russell Wilson to a one-year deal earlier in the week, leading to some confusion. Reports say Pittsburgh is set on Wilson starting and Fields backing him up, but a former NFL quarterback begs to differ.

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields warms up before the Minnesota Vikings game, Oct. 15, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Tim Hasselbeck, now an ESPN analyst, not only predicted that Fields would start by Week 10 – he says there is a chance he could even win the job in training camp.

"Justin Fields is the starter for Pittsburgh by Week 10. I think to be really bold, Week 5, but I think it eventually happens," he said on Tuesday's edition of "Get Up."

"Or Week 1, for that matter, to go real bold, which maybe isn't even that out of the realm of possibilities."

Hasselbeck has long been a huge fan of Fields, and even despite a 10-28 record as the Bears starter, "nothing I've seen from him in the National Football League" has strayed him from thinking Fields has all-time talent.

Justin Fields of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on Oct. 5, 2023, in Landover, Maryland. (Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

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