Overview
- Garrett Bradbury's contract, which the Bears adjusted Thursday per Spotrac, shifted $1 million from incentives to guarantees and cut his 2026 cap charge to $4.7 million with $3.7 million guaranteed.
- Chicago traded a 2027 fifth-round pick to New England for the veteran center, who has 105 career starts and profiles as an immediate scheme fit in Ben Johnson’s outside-zone offense.
- The Bears then drafted Iowa’s Logan Jones at No. 57 overall to compete at center, and team voices and league execs say Chicago will judge him in practices before weighing any move.
- Baltimore’s Eric DeCosta said the Ravens had targeted Jones and Jake Slaughter in the draft, and The Athletic’s Mike Sando has flagged Bradbury as a logical trade option for them if Chicago turns to the rookie.
- Analysts warn that dealing Bradbury could thin Chicago’s depth at a signal-calling position for the offensive line and might not recoup the pick the Bears spent to get him.