The Chicago Bears have a new center, but it isn’t a name that was on our radar coming into today.
Garrett Bradbury is headed to Chicago after spending the 2025 season with the New England Patriots. ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport have details on the deal, including compensation going New England’s way:
Comp up Bears are trading a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Patriots for Garrett Bradbury. t.co/XO6Bfg1yr0
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 6, 2026This is not how I envisioned the Bears would fill the void at center left behind by Drew Dalman’s surprise retirement.
Who is Garrett Bradbury? Why did the Bears trade for him?
Garrett Bradbury is a 30-year-old center with ample NFL experience. A first-round pick (18th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2019 NFL Draft, Bradbury has 105 starts under his belt. After spending the first six years of his career with the Vikings, Bradbury joined the Patriots last offseason on a two-year deal worth up to $12 million that included $3.8 million guaranteed. It will be interesting to see how the cash shakes out on that one once the deal is made officially official next week.
At first blush, the Bradbury acquisition appears to be underwhelming. The North Carolina State product was Pro Football Focus’ 30th-highest-graded center among the 40 who played enough snaps to qualify for the leaderboard. Bradbury’s pass-blocking grade came in at 63.1, which is just below average by PFF’s standards. Meanwhile, his 56.2 run-blocking grade ranked among the worst of the qualifiers. Don’t get me wrong. I know PFF grades aren’t the be-all, end-all, but I don’t love seeing grades ranking below the middle of the pack across the board.
At a minimum, Garrett Bradbury’s arrival provides depth at a position where the Bears didn’t have anyone on the depth chart. I suppose that could count for something. Perhaps he will take the place of outgoing free-agent Ryan Bates, who Chicago acquired in a trade to be a depth guy in the middle of the offensive line. There is a real chance that Bradbury, who started all 17 games for the Patriots en route to their run to the Super Bowl, is the Week 1 starter in Chicago. But I hope that isn’t the plan. I guess we’ll see.
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