LAKE FOREST, Ill., — The first wave of the NFL's free agency period is officially in the books as once again it was another active time for teams. For the Chicago Bears, they made a few signings to address some needs including landing safety Coby Bryant within the first hour of the legal tampering period.
Going into this free agency period, the Bears had some needs they had to address following a year in which they won the NFC North and a playoff game. But they also entered with a not-so-ideal cap situation where they had to make some moves to free up cap. That included trading DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills and releasing linebacker Tremaine Edmunds ahead of free agency.
They also brought back just one safety of the four that were unsigned. It was clear that the Bears wanted to get faster on defense as evident by the moves they made, highlighted by signing linebacker Devin Bush. They also made a surprising move as they brought back Jack Sanborn who played in Chicago before spending last season in Dallas.
But as we are over a week past the start of free agency, there are more needs to address. The Bears will head into April's draft looking to fill those needs again with most being on the defensive side of the ball. Poles has the draft capital to do so with four picks in the top 100 including No. 25 overall. However, how they address those needs and what order is to be seen still.
Let's look at the biggest needs for the Bears left right now. Make sure to check back with the Bear Report for more coverage of the offseason.
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