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Falcons Trade Up with Bears, But Not For Justin Fields or No. 1 Pick, Says Peter King

The Atlanta Falcons could make a big trade with the Chicago Bears.

Jeremy Brener

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Longtime NFL columnist Peter King announced his retirement on Monday morning, but before he says goodbye, he offered some takes on what he thinks could happen in the near future. One of those takes included the Atlanta Falcons.

King wrote that he sees the "wind blowing" towards the Chicago Bears keeping Justin Fields and trading out of the No. 1 pick, but he thinks that could happen with the Washington Commanders rather than the Atlanta Falcons. 

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But after the Bears acquired the No. 2 pick, he believes they make a sound trade partner with the Falcons.

"The Bears could keep Justin Fields (and should), and trade the first pick down once or twice, and build the kind of supporting cast a team needs to contend," King wrote. "Suppose GM Ryan Poles traded the top pick down one spot to Washington (which would take Caleb Williams), and got the second pick, a second-round pick and a 2025 first-round pick in return. Then suppose Poles traded the second pick to Atlanta at eight, and the Falcons picked one of the other quarterbacks. In return, Chicago gets the eighth pick, Atlanta’s second-round pick, and first- and second-round picks next year."

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The deal has multiple steps, but essentially the Falcons are sending two second-round picks and their first-rounder for 2025 to move up to No. 2. Assuming the Commanders would select Caleb Williams with the first pick, the Falcons would have their choice of North Carolina's Drake Maye or LSU's Jayden Daniels with the second pick.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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