I spent my morning looking at potential free-agent offensive line fits for the Chicago Bears in 2025 so you didn’t have to spend your Friday doing so.
My journey began with this ESPN story, which ranks the top 2025 NFL free agents. There were six offensive linemen who checked in on this top-25 list, although one (Garrett Bolles) has already signed an extension with his current team. So if you had Bolles on your list, I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news. But I suppose the good news is that there are some intriguing offensive line names here.
Trey Smith is the best fit for the Bears offensive line, but…
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the expectation around the NFL is that Trey Smith will get paid handsomely this offseason. The star Chiefs guard figures to reset the market at the position. With more than $80 million in projected cap space at their disposal and a desperate need to upgrade along the interior offensive line, the Chicago Bears make sense as a suitor for Smith. But the hang-up here is that Smith might not even make it to the market.
The Tribune’s Brad Biggs explains:
Trey Smith, a standout guard for the Kansas City Chiefs, is coming out of contract and no one I have chatted with believes he will reach the open market. The expectation is the Chiefs pay Smith — he could become the highest-paid interior lineman in the NFL — or secure him with the franchise tag. So, let’s tap the brakes on the idea any sort of rebuild for the Bears could be centered around Smith, who the Chiefs drafted in the sixth round in 2021 after he slid down boards because of medical concerns.
Well, that is a cold blanket on my dream of the Bears making a big splash with someone Bears GM Ryan Poles is familiar with from his time in Kansas City. But I suppose it makes sense. Because while the reality is that the Chiefs can’t pay everybody in a salary-capped league, the odds are that the team would prioritize protecting quarterback Patrick Mahomes and cutting salary from other positions. And if that is how the cookie crumbles, then Chicago (and any other team hoping to reel Trey Smith in via free agency) would be left to pivot.
I suppose the good news here is that there are players who are worth pivoting to — both in free agency *AND* the upcoming NFL Draft. It would behoove the Bears to double-dip in both areas in order to fully address their offensive line concerns. It should be their top priority this offseason. Should they fail, then we’ll likely find ourselves in the same situation we find ourselves in now.
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