With the No. 1 pick likely to be Caleb Williams, Bears GM Ryan Poles avoided what could have been an awkward situation by trading Fields.
Coan's path has parallels with other former Power 5 quarterbacks who faced similar scenarios.
Catch up on the past six months of the NFL offseason, including the Aaron Rodgers saga, free-agent signings, quarterback changes and more.
Quarterback Andy Dalton is headed to Chicago, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Bears attempted to acquire Russell Wilson, but the Seahawks are not trading him at this time, sources said.
Wilson doesn't want out of the Pacific Northwest quite yet, but he has four teams he's open to in case it gets to that point.
QB Russell Wilson has told the Seahawks that he wants to play in Seattle, but if a trade were considered, the only teams he'd go to are the Cowboys, Saints, Raiders and Bears, his agent told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
