6 potential trade partners for Bears’ Justin Fields with the Falcons out

The Atlanta Falcons are signing former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins to a four-year deal worth $180 million with $100 million guaranteed. They are now hoping to take that next big step with their new franchise quarterback in place.

Cousins will go to the Falcons and have a ton of weapons highlighted by guys like Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Bijan Robinson. Atlanta is now looking to become a playoff team again.

That takes the Falcons out of the Justin Fields trade market, where the group of teams who might consider a move like this a bit thinner than before the start of free agency. The Pittsburgh Steelers also signed Russell Wilson before the start of free agency, so they are also out. That only leaves a handful of teams left that may even think about trading for Fields.

With the Falcons out of the Fields sweepstakes, here are six potential suitors that could be in the mix: