National media outlet predicts Bears' big time 2023 free agent signee will have a bounce-back year in 2024

The Chicago Bears have been increasingly active during the past two offseasons under general manager Ryan Poles in hopes of overhauling the roster for head coach Matt Eberflus.

After really letting the checkbook out during the 2023 offseason, the Bears brought in multiple notable cornerstone veterans onto the roster and continued to revamp the locker room through free agency and the draft over the past few months.

While the majority of the Bears' moves over the last two years have stood out in a positive way, one signing in particular still hasn't paid off for Poles and the Bears.

During the 2023 offseason when the Bears aggressively pursued many top names on the market and landed talented starters such as Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards, DeMarcus Walker and Andrew Billings, the team also had a major whiff from what we've seen so far after signing offensive guard Nate Davis to a massive deal.

The Bears brought Davis in on a three-year, $30 million deal, which still makes him tied as the 16th-highest paid guard in the league in annual value. That's after players such as Damien Lewis, Robert Hunt, Jon Runyan, Jonah Jackson, and Landon Dickerson signed massive new deals this offseason.

After one year in Chicago, the signing already looks like a disappointment after Davis missed six games due to injury and allowed 29 pressures during the season. But, there's still optimism the Bears' starting right guard could return to form in 2024, and that's exactly why PFF listed him as the biggest bounce-back candidate for the Bears during the upcoming season.