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The safety position became a little more clear for the Bears with Elijah Hicks' return and the signing of Kevin Byard by New England.
Gene Chamberlain|

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With Nahshon Wright leaving and Cameron Lewis coming on board, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is sure to be shuttling players around during offseason work.
Gene Chamberlain|
Ryan Poles' experience with injuries and signings needs to be front and center if he makes a lowball offer for Maxx Crosby.
Gene Chamberlain|
Maxx Crosby is (once again) available for trade. The Bears shouldn't be buyers if the asking price is anything close to what it was four days ago.
Jerry Markarian|
If the Bears want to beef up their defensive line, now is the time to strike.
Pete Martuneac|
How much of a role do the Bears expect Cam Lewis to have?
Jerry Markarian|
General manager Ryan Poles adds another depth piece to Chicago's defensive line.
Pete Martuneac|

This pairing of Kalif Raymond with the Bears and Ben Johnson has seemed an obvious one well before free agency arrived for several numerous reasons.
Gene Chamberlain|
The 2025 breakout star signed a relatively modest deal with the Jets today. Should Chicago have matched the offer?
Jerry Markarian|
The New York Jets continue to add pieces to the defense.
Patrick McAvoy|
The Bears made a few key additions on the first day of free agency. How will those moves impact their draft strategy?
Jerry Markarian|
Bryan Perez|

The NFL did an obvious injustice to the Bears by walking all over the Rooney Rule after Atlanta hired Ian Cunningham, so here are methods for retribution.
Gene Chamberlain|
The Chicago Bears have addressed several defensive needs, but top free agents remain available at offensive tackle, edge rusher, safety, and defensive tackle.
Bryan Perez|
After Day 1 of free agency, the Bears should now look to the 2026 NFL draft to fill out the depth chart.
Pete Martuneac|
A few Bears players (including one pending free agent of their own) took massive hits on day one of free agency.
Jerry Markarian|

A look at who is starting under center and who is holding a clipboard on the sidelines for every NFL team.
Karl Rasmussen|
Even after a busy first day of free agency, the Bears still have a lot of work to do.
Pete Martuneac|
The Bears found defensive help they needed but free agency is never that simple and there are ramifications to every signing or non-signing.
Gene Chamberlain|
Whose stock is looking up after day one of free agency?
Jerry Markarian|
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