Overview
- The Bears sent DT Gervon Dexter to the Atlanta Falcons in a trade announced Sunday that is pending physicals, with Chicago receiving CB Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth‑round pick.
- Dexter, 24, is entering the final year of his rookie contract after posting a career‑high six sacks last season and is expected to compete for a starting interior role in Atlanta.
- Chicago cited confidence in its interior depth — including veterans Grady Jarrett, Neville Gallimore, Kentavius Street and rookie Jordan van den Berg — as a reason it could move a productive lineman.
- The Bears picked up Phillips to help a secondary dealing with injuries to players such as Coby Bryant and Kyler Gordon, and the fifth‑rounder restores draft capital rather than risking losing Dexter in free agency.
- Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham’s previous role in Chicago influenced Atlanta’s interest, and the trade could affect future compensatory‑pick math depending on Dexter’s contract outcome.