The Chicago Bearsstill have some clear needs following the first two weeks of free agency, with two of the primary needs being an impact edge rusher and another starting safety to pair with Coby Bryant.
The Chicago Bears have been busy assembling their roster for the 2026 NFL season. Following the sudden retirement of Pro Bowl center Drew Dalman, they acquired Garrett Bradbury to replace him.
The annual NFL draft is always something of a guessing game, but the Chicago Bears have been lucky enough (or bad enough) in recent years to remove a lot of that guessing.
The first two weeks of the NFL’s free agency period is in the books and for the Chicago Bears, there are still some holes on he roster to address. With Chicago’s cap situation, they don’t have much to spend in terms of free agents.
CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are no longer “building for the future”—the future is here. After a 2025 season that saw the Windy City roar back into the elite conversation, GM Ryan Poles and Head Coach Ben Johnson are looking to the Chicago Bears 2026 NFL Mock Draft to push this roster over the top.
Most of the NFL mock drafts focus on the early rounds, but there are still many prominent college players who will hear their names called later. These are just some of the big names that could hear their names in the later rounds.
Chicago Bears veteran kicker Cairo Santos will have to make a big decision following the signing of Coby Bryant. The Bears signed the former Seattle Seahawks safety to a three-year, $40 million deal in NFL free agency. Santos earned his place as a starting kicker for the Bears late into the 2025 season.
CHICAGO — Forget the lovable losers. The Monsters of the Midway woke up. After an 11-6 finish and a thrilling Wild Card victory over the Green Bay Packers last January, the Chicago Bears 2026 free agency frenzy proves one thing: they want the Lombardi Trophy.
Kevin Byard is heading to the New England Patriots, but he left the Chicago Bears with nothing but love. The veteran safety entered free agency after two seasons with the Bears.
The Chicago Bears have taken steps to reshape their roster during the early stages of NFL free agency, but questions remain about the team’s overall progress.
The Chicago Bears re-signed some of their own and added around the edges in 2026 NFL free agency. With the nucleus of the team in place, it’s now time for Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson to add talent and depth in order to improve on their stellar 2025 campaign.
The Chicago Bears have no money. That's probably something you've heard for a week now following all of the signings made during the first week of free agency.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
With the salary cap for the 2026 NFL season ballooning to over $300 million, we expected to see some historic new contracts being awarded to accomplished players this offseason, and on Monday morning, we got our first one.
The Bears still have a few glaring weaknesses on the defensive side of the ball. They have to fund another starting safety opposite Coby Bryant, and must add competition to both the interior and edge of their defensive line.
Free agency often forces NFL organizations to make difficult decisions regarding roster depth and specialized roles. For the Chicago Bears, the ongoing offseason has systematically chipped away at one of their most reliable units.
The Chicago Bears are in a position where they may need to cut a player before the season starts. The cap situation after signing some free agents put the team behind the eight-ball, as they need more cap space to add more players.
The Chicago Bearshad a clear directive this offseason with the way the front office overhauled the defensive side of the ball and added more speed to fit in defensive coordinator Dennis Allen's scheme.
NFL free agency is in its third week, but clubs in the NFC North have already made splashes. With that in mind, here's a look at each team's best and worst signing, plus a free agent to target in the second wave.
The Chicago Bears entered this offseason having to fill some needs, mainly on the defense. With a lot of players not under contract as well as a cap situation that forced them to move on from Tremaine Edmunds, Ryan Poles has done what he can for the roster so far.
Mock draft season goes through phases and one month out from the start to the draft is a time when many mocks become multidimensional. In other words, they not only pick the most likely players for the Bears and other teams to draft but also who will make trades in Round 1.
The Chicago Bears have exhausted essentially all available resources for the time being after the first two weeks of free agency, however, more moves expected to be announced to free up cap space ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft next month.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Steelers are signing former Bears RB Travis Homer. Homer, 27, is a former sixth-round pick by the Seahawks in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Miami.
The Chicago Bears have been one of the more intriguing teams throughout the offseason. They have a lot of quality players on the roster, but still have some holes in their roster.
The Bears' needs at several positions in this year's draft indicate a defensive lean. The poor run defense and their inability to rush the passer last year make defensive line obvious for early rounds .
As the Bears come into the third week of free agency, their signing possibilities become more scarce and it looks more like a waiting game. The players' agents are hoping it's now a buyer's market with player options available to tams, so they play hard to get.
The Bears landed a few obvious starters in free agency with the pickups of Devin Bush and Coby Bryant. They also addressed the left tackle position with a handful of moves, including retaining their own free agents in Theo Benedet and Braxton Jones and taking a flier on former first-round pick Jedrick Wills.
Instead of serving for the player body as a whole, Tretter's election feels like a small group trying to benefit one of their own at the sake of progress. If this is the NFLPA at work, then maybe it's broken.