Day 72 of the Chicago Bears offseason. Today is April 1. The good news is that we made it to another month. I don’t take for granted the ability to flip the calendar to a new day. But the bad news is that April Fools Day, in the social media era, is the literal worst. So believe half of what you see and none of what you’ve heard. Unless it’s coming from us, because I have no interest in doing any joke-y April Fools content.
This post has been sticking with me since I saw it last night:Bears with no money pushed into the future. This is why any talk of the Bears being cap strapped is BS. They can create tons of cap space if they want to. Any financial limitation on offseason moves is due to cash on hand, not cap. t.co/6lS1eXkO9M
— Johnathan Wood (@Johnathan_Wood1) April 1, 2026 The Bears’ cap and cash situation has been worth monitoring this offseason since ESPN’s Adam Schefter called the team broke in mid-March. And while Chicago reporter David Kaplan brought some perspective that softened the blow, the reality remains that (1) the Bears are still up against it in terms of the NFL salary cap and (2) this ownership doesn’t have the liquidity to make cash come out of thin air. There is a part of me that wishes the Bears had spent more in the offseason. But there is a part of me that has seen this team spend poorly and wonders if the best deals are the ones that aren’t made.BN BEARS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Twitter | BlueSky
I suppose there is a non-zero chance that the Bears are truly keeping their powder dry for next offseason. ESPN’s Matt Bowen takes a ridiculously early look at top players who could be available in 2027 NFL free agency. Bears running back D’Andre Swift and offensive tackle Darnell Wright are name-checked. However, I do expect Wright to remain with the Bears via the fifth-year option and (eventually) with an extension. © Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images For a split-second, I thought about Dolphins center Aaron Brewer as a future free agency fit. Given the Bears’ long-term center needs, could you blame me? But after spending big on a center in free agency back in 2025, I think the best move would be to draft a center later this month, sit him behind Garrett Bradbury in 2026, and then let him start in 2027. Could be the move. How valuable are the Bears’ upcoming picks in the 2026 NFL Draft? Well, the folks at CBS Sports put a number on it and listed Chicago’s collection of selections as 20th of 32 teams. Chicago’s football team is squarely in the middle tier with the Minnesota Vikings (18th), Detroit Lions (22nd), and a host of others. It could be worse. The Bears could be in the bottom tier and hanging out with the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay is 31st in draft pick value. Only the Denver Broncos rank lower. I hope this lack of draft capital comes back to haunt Green Bay. Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid thinks quarterback Justin Fields can be “more than a gadget guy” on his team and claims to like his game. When the trade that sent the former Bears starting QB from the Jets to the Chiefs went down, I felt that was a win-win scenario for the player (who gets the best offensive coaching he has ever had as a pro with Reid and OC Eric Bieniemy) and team (Reid gets a new piece for his offensive puzzle. And after reading this quote, I stand by my original stance (via Pro Football Talk):“I like his game. He can do the drop back game, he can do the movement stuff, play-action — whether it’s a naked or a sprint-out game. He has that whole package that he can do. He understands the screen game, understands how to set it up. He obviously — he’s going to be one of the better athletes on the field when he’s out there. He’s fast, big, likes to play the game. So, I mean, all the stuff I like.”
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The Minnesota Vikings are planning to exercise the fifth-year option on wide receiver Jordan Addison, says Vice President of Football Operations Rob Brzezinski. “He’s a really important player for us, an impact player,” Brzezinski said. “We’re definitely exercising the option. For sure.” The deadline to do so isn’t until May, but there is no harm in getting out ahead of it. The 23rd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, Addison has averaged 58 catches, 798 yards, and 7 touchdowns over the first three seasons of his pro career. He has yet to match or surpass his impressive rookie season, in which he snagged 70 receptions, racked up 911 yards, and scored 10 touchdowns. But he hasn’t played a full 17-game slate since then, having been limited to 15 games in 2024 and 14 games in 2025. More nuggets from Vikings territory: Minnesota has submitted a bid to host the 2028 NFL Draft. And with a potential $200 million economic boom that the event could bring to the state, I can see why. It sounds like an uphill battle. But after watching Chicago, Detroit, and Green Bay host previous iterations of the NFL Draft, it makes sense that US Bank Stadium (home of the Vikings) could play host to the event. Over The Cap’s Jason Fitzgerald weighs in on the news that the Detroit Lions forced center Frank Ragnow — who retired last year, tried to come back, but wasn’t physically cleared to give it a go — to pay back a portion of the bonus money from his 2021 contract extension. That is a tough look for the Lions, who have done this with other long-time standout players. Ragnow played through pain and injury — and at a Pro Bowl level, too. I don’t love the optics here. This is the best quote tweet I saw of the Javon Bullard story that is making its way around Twitter:t.co/RvvbuPBcW2 pic.twitter.com/qhc4CMAaYV
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