Given that the Chicago Bears were reportedly interested in dealing for Maxx Crosby before he was traded (and then un-traded) to the Baltimore Ravens, it makes sense that the team would kick the tires on a Garrett trade as well. After all, there’s a reason why the Bears were interested in Crosby—as Richard Louis of Da Windy City wrote, as good as the bears were a year ago, the pass-rush was a weakness.
“In 2025, Chicago was tied for 28th in the NFL in team sacks (35),” he said. “Montez Sweat led the way with 10 sacks for the Bears, which is a fine total for him to have over a season, but Garrett is in another tier. Last season, he broke the NFL record with 23 sacks. He also had 33 TFLs, 84 pressures, and 45 hurries. Throughout his career, Garrett has been a game wrecker, logging 125.5 sacks in nine seasons. In addition, Garrett has finished with double-digit sacks in eight of those nine campaigns.”
There is one major obstacle to this deal outside the enormous cost in draft capital the Browns will undoubtedly demand in a Garrett deal. Per Over the Cap, there isn’t a team that is tighter against the salary cap than the Bears. It would take more than a few financial machinations from Chicago general managers Ryan Poles to get Garrett’s contract under the cap, although including the aforementioned Sweat as part of the deal.
If nothing else, it’s a move that would show that the Bears are all-in on winning a Super Bowl while Caleb Williams is still on his rookie contract.
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