The Green Bay Packers are looking for a backup quarterback this offseason after Malik Willis showed his heroics against the Chicago Bears when Jordan Love suffered a concussion on Dec. 20.
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The Bears won the game, but Willis would lead the Packers to two wins in December before Love returned.
Willis is set to become a starter with a new team in free agency, and Green Bay could look to add a former first-round pick by its rival, the Bears.
The Bears traded Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024 before they drafted Caleb Williams at No. 1. Fields lost the starting quarterback job to Russell Wilson.
In 2025, Fields started nine games for the New York Jets after signing a two-year contract. However, he’s expected to be released for free agency this offseason after throwing for 1,259 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception last season.
Could former Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields join the Packers?
Former Packers offensive lineman Mark Tauscher urged Green Bay to sign Fields in free agency as a backup to Love.
“There is a quarterback that is as down on his luck and is beaten into the turf more than any quarterback in the league, probably as much as Malik Willis,” Tauscher said on ESPN Milwaukee. “And you don’t have to even give up a seventh for this young man who is a great athlete… He’s a one-read guy right now.
“That’s why he got in trouble with Chicago, and why he got in trouble everywhere else he’s been. But it will be a minimal cost, and I think it will solve your backup quarterback issues, and for him, it will be a boom. I want the Green Bay Packers to aggressively go and get Justin Fields to be their backup quarterback. That’s what I want.”
“I want the Green Bay #Packers to AGGRESSIVELY go and get Justin Fields to be their backup quarterback.” #GoPackGo | @MarkTauscher65 pic.twitter.com/RVQNRL9gG5
— ESPN Milwaukee (@ESPNMilwaukee) March 2, 2026
Fields struggled throwing with the Jets last season. New York benched him last season, opting to let Tyrod Taylor give the coaching staff a chance to better evaluate their wide receivers before the offseason.
However, Fields is still a threat with his legs. He rushed for 383 yards and four touchdowns last season.
Fields could do some damage for Green Bay if they used him for certain packages. Still, it’s unclear if he’d be a threat as a starter if Love suffered an injury.
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