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Bears Sign Former Top-10 OT Jedrick Wills Jr. to One-Year Deal

Chicago adds a low-risk challenger at left tackle as Ozzy Trapilo recovers from a patellar injury.

Overview

  • Chicago announced the one-year agreement, confirming the former Browns tackle's return after a season away.
  • Jedrick Wills started 57 of 58 games at left tackle for Cleveland after being drafted 10th overall in 2020.
  • Wills missed 2025 to recover from a knee-related alignment issue and says he is healthy after undergoing an osteotomy.
  • He will compete with re-signed Braxton Jones and Theo Benedet for the starting left tackle role while Trapilo rehabs a torn patellar tendon.
  • Financial terms were not disclosed, and Wills visited teams including the Patriots and Lions before choosing Chicago.