The Chicago Bears traded Justin Fields and will presumably replace him with Caleb Williams via the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, but there is a chance history could repeat itself with whomever ends up the team’s next franchise QB.
That was the point made by Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson in an interview with Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette last week.
“The deal in Chicago with them drafting the kid from USC, Caleb Williams, and getting rid of that quarterback, I think they’re going to have the same situation,” Dickerson said on April 5. “Their offensive line is not good. He’s going to be running for his life.”
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“I think they probably should have kept what they had and traded down to get a couple of good offensive linemen because you’ve got to protect what you’ve got,” Dickerson continued. “I think you’ll see the same thing (with Williams) that you saw with Justin Fields. And I don’t think Caleb is as fast as Justin Fields, and he’ll be running for his life.”
