Day 47 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I made pigs in a blanket with chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast, which put me in a good mood to start my Saturday.
The final Friday of the 2025 NFL league year served up a reminder that there is no such thing as a slow news day when you write about the NFL for a living. Friday night was a banger for news coverage, headlined locally by the Bears trading for New England Patriots center Garrett Bradbury and Maxx Crosby (a player whose availability we were monitoring with great interest) being sent from the Las Vegas Raiders to the Baltimore Ravens. Those deals won’t be officially official until 3 p.m. CT on Wednesday, but that won’t stop us from discussing them now. When it comes to the Garrett Bradbury trade, I’m reminded that every deal has its pros and cons. Even though I didn’t love the deal initially, I can understand why Chicago made the move. Bradbury has ample starting experience and has traits Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson seems to value (as discussed here) in a center. However, I have some concerns regarding the Bradbury trade. For instance, I don’t love the PFF grades attached to his performance. Don’t get me wrong. I know Pro Football Focus evaluations aren’t the be-all, end-all. But a steady stream of below-average grades is troubling. It is encouraging that Bradbury allowed no sacks during the regular season, but he did allow sacks in the AFC Championship Game and the Super Bowl. Not quite how you want to end your season. Super Bowl LX was rough for Bradbury, who posted a 44.4 overall grade from PFF after allowing a sack, five hurries, and six quarterback pressures against a Seattle Seahawks defense that Chicago’s football team will see at some point during the 2026 regular season. Perhaps Bradbury can straighten up and fly right under the direction of Bears Offensive Line Coach Dan Roushar. After watching right tackle Darnell Wright play his way into receiving second-team All-Pro honors, Jonah Jackson play at a Pro Bowl level for the first time since leaving the Lions, and Theo Benedet hold it down admirably at left tackle as a second-year undrafted player, I’m willing to give Roushar some runway to work with Bradbury. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images In the end, I was correct to think Johnson would lean toward bringing in a veteran center to replace Dalman in the middle of the line. However, I just bet on the wrong horse. And while I suppose the Bears could still land Tyler Linderbaum in free agency and use Bradbury as a valuable depth piece, but I’d put those odds at 1 percent.NEW BN BEARS PODCAST EPISODE: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
Speaking of odds, I bet sportsbook operators were laughing all the way to the bank when they saw the Ravens traded for Maxx Crosby while knowing that they suckered a certain segment of Bears fans with line manipulation this past week. I tried to give you a heads up, so it’s not as if you can say that I didn’t try to warn you. Maxx Crosby going from the Raiders to the Ravens filled me with mixed feelings. I’m in the minority in feeling that two first-round picks should not have been seen as a prohibitive price. However, Baltimore’s first-rounder being in the top-15 meant Chicago would have had to pony up some more draft capital in order to match the overall value of the two first-rounders the Ravens are shipping off to Vegas. Adding to two first-round picks would have been prohibitive in my opinion. Seeing the Packers and Ravens — two teams notorious for holding onto first-round picks — not flinch to send first-rounders to Dallas and Las Vegas to get Micah Parsons and Maxx Crosby, respectively, makes me believe we should rethink how we value draft capital. At a minimum, we shouldn’t be so rigid in our thinking in terms of how picks are used in trades. There is a part of me that is bummed about not getting Crosby because I think he would have been fun to root for and follow as a fan. Sometimes, I think we (as a society) forget what’s at the core of being a fan because we want to sound smart about sports when the reality is that it is OK to actually be a fan. There is also a part of me that is on board with not trading for Crosby because it opens the door for other acquisition possibilities. That is another fun part of being a fan. In other words, it is quite all right if you want to put down your armchair GM hat in order to be a fan. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images An updated look at the salary cap space teams in the NFC North currently have at their disposal (via OTC): Bears ($26,566,445), Packers ($4,317,553), Vikings (over the cap by $1,447,959), Lions (over the cap by $6,724,212).BN BEARS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter | BlueSky
Weird, but interesting: The Bears, Packers, Vikings, and Lions all needed to find a starting center at some point this offseason. In theory, Chicago (Bradbury) and Detroit (Juice Scruggs) traded for starters. Green Bay and Minnesota could find options via free agency. The Vikings are the newest team that needs a center after Ryan Kelly announced his retirement just one year after signing a multi-year deal in free agency with Minnesota:10 seasons. What an incredible ride it was. I was blessed to be around some of the greatest people this sport has to offer. I always wanted to leave each place better than how I found it and with that I can hang my hat. Forever grateful for my family and brothers! Cheers pic.twitter.com/LzliGJ2wOK
— Ryan Kelly (@ryan_kelly70) March 6, 2026 You might recall that Kelly was one of Chicago’s rumored free agency targets last offseason. But unlike Drew Dalman, Kelly had a lengthy injury history before leaving the Indianapolis Colts to join Minnesota last offseason. So, in a way, I’m not surprised by the retirement news on that front. Nevertheless, a need is still a need for the Vikings. One year after trading a third-round pick to the Seahawks to acquire Geno Smith, the Raiders are set to dump the quarterback. I will always remember the interceptions Geno threw directly to Bears safety Kevin Byard III — who still doesn’t have a new deal from Chicago’s football team at this point of the offseason. If Byard hits free agency, I hope he gives the Bears an opportunity to match whatever contract offer comes his way.MORE BEARS FROM BLEACHER NATION: Go Ad-Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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