{"id":163145,"date":"2026-03-24T06:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163145"},"modified":"2026-03-24T06:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:05:15","slug":"chicago-bears-urged-to-trade-for-key-position-ahead-of-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/chicago-bears-urged-to-trade-for-key-position-ahead-of-2026-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bears urged to trade for key position ahead of 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first two weeks of the NFL&#8217;s free agency period is in the books and for the Chicago Bears, there are still some holes on he roster to address. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/dj-moore-chicago-bears-trade-rumors-nfl-offseason-news\/\">Chicago&#8217;s cap situation<\/a>, they don&#8217;t have much to spend in terms of free agents.<\/p>\n<p>They will likely make some moves to free up some cap space but is there a move to make to address a big need?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/2026-nfl-offseason-5-biggest-remaining-roster-holes\">NFL.com&#8217;s Matt Okada<\/a> went through the biggest needs for each team, for the Bears he listed secondary. He also had a solution for the Bears to fix that secondary and it includes making a few moves, like a trade for a veteran.<\/p>\n<h2>Analyst urges Chicago Bears to trade for a veteran<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_163161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-163161\" style=\"width: 901px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-163161\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-901x600.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Bears\" width=\"901\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_27710897-1200x799.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-163161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nov 30, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns cornerback Denzel Ward (21) looks on during the game against San Francisco 49ers at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Okada&#8217;s piece, his solution for the Bears is to draft a safety at No. 25 overall to pair with Coby Bryant. He also wants the Bears to trade for a veteran at defensive back to pair along with Jaylon Johnson. After the Bears lost Nahshon Wright, they need to find some depth at the position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably going to take several more moves, as Chicago needs to not just patch the holes but improve its defense to compete for the division again in 2026,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/2026-nfl-offseason-5-biggest-remaining-roster-holes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/2026-nfl-offseason-5-biggest-remaining-roster-holes\">Okada wrote<\/a>. \u201cMany mocks have the Bears addressing the defensive line with their first-round pick (No. 25 overall), but drafting Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren there would be a strong addition to the secondary rebuild. An aggressive trade for a starting DB also wouldn\u2019t hurt: I\u2019d make calls for guys like Denzel Ward, Marlon Humphrey, Riley Moss and Budda Baker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are all very interesting names but do they make sense for the Bears? Ward would be an upgrade over what the Bears have now in Tyrique Stevenson who struggled again last season. Terell Smith is set to return after missing all of last year but will he be able to be counted on?<\/p>\n<p>If Chicago does want to solve that rather than drafting a defensive back, it would work out. But something tells me they will stand pat and look at the draft to fill the void.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first two weeks of the NFL&#8217;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&#8217;s cap situation, they don&#8217;t have much to spend in terms of free agents. 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