Tremaine Edmunds
Getty
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 01: Tremaine Edmunds #49 of the Chicago Bears looks on prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Soldier Field on October 01, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
The Chicago Bears have made several roster moves recently, including the decision to part ways with former Buffalo Bills linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. The Bears released Edmunds on Friday after he spent the last three seasons with the team, during which he recorded a total of 335 combined tackles over 45 games.
Edmunds signed a four-year, $52 million deal with Chicago in 2023, and the Bears will save $15 million this season by parting ways with him.
Now that Edmunds is a free agent, he can sign wherever he wants and doesn’t have to wait until the new league year.
Edmunds Predicted to Sign With New York Giants
Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport predicted that Edmundswill sign a three-year, $34 million contract withthe New York Giants this offseason.
“Granted, Tremaine Edmunds never really lived up to the four-year, $72 million contract he signed with the Chicago Bears in 2022. But in eight seasons with the Bears and Buffalo Bills, Edmunds has never failed to amass at least 100 total tackles,” Davenport wrote on Friday.
“Last year, Edmunds tied a career-high with four interceptions and logged 112 total stops in just 13 games, adding a passer rating against under 80 for the third time in the past four seasons. The 27-year-old two-time Pro Bowler also has experience wearing the “green dot” helmet communicator. The Giants have talent galore on the defensive line. But the team needs an experienced inside linebacker who can direct traffic on the defensive side of the ball.”
Edmunds would be a great fit for the Giants, especially since they’ve undergone a coaching change this offseason, as the Bills did. New York parted ways with its head coach, Brian Daboll, in the middle of last season and welcomed former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh to lead the team.
Harbaugh has consistently worked with talented linebackers, coaching players like Ray Lewis and Roquan Smith. Edmunds has the potential to join this impressive list of standout linebackers if he does sign with the Giants.
If Edmunds doesn’t sign with the Giants, then the Bills likely won’t be the best option for a potential reunion. Buffalo needs to become more cost-effective at linebacker, and bringing in Edmunds, whom it didn’t want to re-sign four years ago, doesn’t seem like the right choice.
Bills Made a Trade With the Bears
The Bills have already made a significant move by trading a 2026 second-round pick for Bears wide receiver DJ Moore, along with a 2026 fifth-round pick.
However, the trade won’t be finalized until the new league year begins on Wednesday.
Moore is expected to come in and support the offense alongside quarterback Josh Allen. Since the Bills traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in 2024, Allen hasn’t had a reliable No. 1 wide receiver.
The expectation for the Bills this season is clear: it’s Super Bowl or bust. Parting ways with a second-round pick for a wide receiver who recorded fewer than 700 receiving yards in 17 games last season may seem like a gamble. Yet, Buffalo sees something in Moore and believes he has the potential to elevate his game next season and help the Bills.