NEW Chicago Bears Trade Rumors & NFL Trade Intel From Dianna Russini

NEW Chicago Bears Trade Rumors & NFL Trade Intel From Dianna Russini

Diana Rini of the Athletic and formerly ESPN dropped some more NFL trade nuggets over the weekend. And I thought, hey, could the Bears get involved in any of these players that she mentioned that could be on the move? We’re going to talk about it here on Chicago Bears now. My name is Harrison Graham. It’s trade season. rumors, obviously daily news with what’s going on with the team, that’s always going to be the focus with the injury updates, the game toame stuff, all of that. But when trade rumors are out there, uh it’s our job to hit them. So, uh we’re going to continue to work in some trade videos over the next couple of weeks leading up to the November 4th deadline. So, hit that subscribe button, turn on notifications, daily Bears content here on Chicago Bears Now. Okay. Diana Rini, a big part of this report based on what she’s hearing from sources is that uh two of the bigger names that have been linked to trades. Uh from what she’s been told as of now, the plan is for those teams to not trade them. That is Trey Hendrickson with the Bengals and Jeffrey Simmons with the Titans. Let’s start with Hendrickson here. Uh and we’ve kind of talked about this, but with the Bengals winning on Thursday night over the Steelers, that was kind of a do or die game because if you lose, you fall to two and five. Pittsburgh improves to 5- one. But now getting to three and four, only a game and a half back of Pittsburgh and having the initial head-to-head Steelers schedule’s tough coming up. Uh most reporters are saying the same thing, including Diana, that he is not expected to get traded. And the Bengals next two games, the Jets at home, that’s a game they should win. Uh and then against our Chicago Bears, probably a coin flip game since it’s in Cincinnati. If they win at least one of those, you would think they keep Hendrickson because they’d be four and five or if they win both, five and four. Uh I would say unless the Jets surprise the Bengals and upset him, Hendrickson’s not going anywhere because they don’t want to punt on this season. This is a big year for Zack Taylor. They are still hopeful that Joe Bro could get back in December uh if they are in the playoff picture. So that win was significant. I think had they lost to the Steelers, there’d be a lot of Trey Hendrickson chatter. Maybe he’s even traded already. Uh but that win kind of changed the dynamic of that situation. And uh again, unless they lose the Jets, I would guess he’s not getting traded. And it sounds like the same is true with Jeffrey Simmons. Despite the Titans uh probably not being favored in another game this year, they’re one and six and look absolutely horrific. They’ve already fired their head coach uh Brian Callahan. Rini reports every player on the roster is available except for Jeffrey Simmons and Cam Ward, which I actually like that approach. I would even be open to trading Simmons if some team made a blockbuster offer like two first round picks, which to be clear, I would not do that if I was the Bears. I’m not giving up two ones for Jeffrey Simmons right now. But, uh, that report on top of Vienna Rapaort saying once Callahan was fired, uh, Mike Borggon’s phone was ringing off the hook, the Titans GM, uh, trying to see if Jeffrey Simmons was available. And the answer was the same to all teams made a call. Not happening. And look, I see both sides of it from Tennessee. This guy is 27, 28 years old. He’s having an allp procar year. He leads interior defensive lineman in pressures this year. And Mike Borggoni comes from Kansas City where he saw Chris Jones up close and how pivotal he’s been in their success not only in the regular season but in their playoff runs and in their Super Bowl championships. When you have a guy like that that can affect the quarterback from the interior, it’s hard to find. So, I understand them not wanting uh to trade him. And to be honest, from a Bears standpoint, they don’t feel like they’re making a big move. I my guess and we’ll talk about this toward the end of the video. The Bears are a buy low sell low team where they’re rolling mostly with what they got. If they need a depth piece here, if they want to, you know, if some team wants Braxton Jones and the Bears can get something back, I could see maybe that happening. But, uh, I don’t think the Bears would be in the Jeffrey Simmons business anyway. I love the player. He’s awesome. You put him next to Javon Dexter, that sounds pretty fun. But, uh, I don’t know. I think if the Bears are going to make that big sexy trade, it’s probably in the offseason if I had to guess. Okay. Who is your dream bears trade target? It could be a big move. It could be a small move. It could be now. It can be in the off season. One guy. Who’s your dream bears trade target? I want to hear it. Okay. How about trading with the Dolphins? Maybe something like this is more likely. Uh Bradley Chub and Jaylen Phillips. Uh uh the Dolphins are getting calls on both of their edge rushers here. And Chub’s been paid uh so he’s making about 20 $22 million per year uh for Miami. Phillips is uh playing out his fifth year option right now, which is 13 million in change. He’s been the better player and he’s young and in theory ascending. I think Bradley Chub kind of is who he is. He’s an above average pass rusher, but uh you know, his best days are probably behind him. I think he’s either 29 or 30 now. Uh Phillips is intriguing. He has some injury history, but his pressure rates like 17 18% this year. uh you know, don’t ignore the sacks, but he’s been the more consistent pass rusher for Miami this season. And again, he’s cheaper on that fifth year option. Uh and uh he is in theory ascending. Now, with him being a free agent after this year, this would probably be a move with an extension in mind. So, do you want to go that route? I think it’s fair to question that too if you are Ryan Poles. What I will say is the Bears have not gotten a lot of sack production from their defensive line. Javon Dexter has two and a half sacks. Montes Sweat has two. He’s played better the last two weeks, so hopefully that continues. I actually like what I’ve seen from Dominique Robinson as like a edge four type. Uh he’s been more of an edge three recently, so give him a lot of credit. Give the Bears credit for uh getting some development out of him. Dio Dingbo has seemingly been invisible as a pass rusher since week one. Uh he’s been fine as a run stopper. Uh and then Chris Williams as a depth defensive tackle has a sack. Tano Pasino has one as well, but they actually cut him. He’s back on the practice squad. You know, Jaylen Phillips for a fourth. if you could talk me into that. But again, are you approaching that as a rental? Are you extending him? If you are extending him, does that mean you’re pivoting off Montes Sweat in the off season? Uh, you know, or do you try to move off of Dio Dingbo after one year? Because I don’t know if it makes sense to have, in fact, I would say it doesn’t to have Montes Sweat making 25 million a year, Dio Dango 16 a year, and then what’s Jaylen Phillips on an extension? 20 22. Does he get the sweat deal? That’s a lot of money for three edge rushers when I don’t know if any of them are dominant players. So, even Jaylen Phillips, uh, unless you view it as a rental, um, I don’t know if they’d go that route. And do you want a to use a fourth round pick on a rental at this point, uh, where the Bears are at in terms of their, uh, their team feels a little rich. That’s why I think like a lesser move for like, you know, a pick swap or sixth or seventh, someone who can come in, rush the passer, 15 snaps a game, that feels more likely than a guy like Jaylen Phillips or Bradley Chub. All right, today’s show is sponsored by Brunt. The best working boots in the game can be found at bruntwork.com. Check it out today. Choosing work boots used to mean sacrificing comfort or durability. If they felt good, they didn’t last. And if they lasted, they wrecked your feet. But Brunt thought that was BS. So they built tough boots that feel great from day one. As a homeowner, there’s always projects around the house to work on. and Brunt’s boots are no doubt the most comfortable boots I have ever worn. They felt comfortable right out of the box. By the way, sometimes I buy sneakers, that’s not the case. So, work boots, got to love that. They’re not just comfortable, they’re built to perform. 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After you order, they’ll ask where you heard about Brunt. Do us a favor. Tell them we sent you Bears now by Chat Sports. Brunt, that link is in the comments and description. Use code chat for $10 off. All right. Could the Bears trade with the Jets? We just talked about the Dolphins being a potential seller. Uh Rousini says that New York is getting calls on both Bree Hall uh and Germaine Johnson. We’ll start with Bree Hall and the run game aspect of this. Listen, two weeks ago, I would have said, “Yeah, let’s let’s jump on Bree Hall.” In fact, I said going into that Washington game out of the by-week, if they are not at least somewhat better running the football out of the buy, I I’d be scouring the running back market. But not only have they been better, they’ve literally been the best rushing attack in football in the last two weeks. Two games, but you go from one of the worst to arguably the best in two weeks. I don’t expect them to be the best all year now, but that’s that’s pretty notable to me. That tells me you found something that works. First in the NFL on yards per game. uh first in the NFL uh on percentage of carries that go five or more yards almost 55% first in the NFL on 10 plus yard runs percentage 26.4% 4% over a quarter of your runs going for 10 plus yards. Uh second in the NFL on percentage of carries almost 36% uh that either result in a first down or a touchdown. 3.57 yards before contact. You’re getting push up front. The scheme is working. That is first. And even after contact 13th, that’s not a huge strength to DeAndre Swift, but he’s been better in that regard. Obviously Kyle Manungai has helped in that regard as well. I’ve said it a couple times now. I think this has been the best twoame stretch of DeAndre Swift’s Bears career. And a lot of that is a credit to this coaching staff, to the offensive line, but also Swift for being more decisive and uh you know finding those cutback lanes and hitting the hole hard. Kyle Manungai breakout game. The splits between Swift and Manungai against the Saints were about 5545. I hope we get more of that 5545 6040 in favor of Swift. I do think he should be the slightly uh more played player on the field, but you know, for the first time, we saw the thunder and lightning. We saw the Bears version of what Ben Johnson had in Detroit. No one is saying this is Jir Gibbs and David Montgomery. But if we can have a poor man’s version of that, at least for this year, I think you got enough uh to get through this season. I’m passing on Bree Saul right now. Not cuz I don’t think he’s a good player, but I’m not using a draft pick on a running back who has an expiring contract when I’ve seen the production I have the last two weeks. Now, if it reverts back, if the next two games are ugly or if you suffer an injury, okay, we can have a discussion before November 4th. But right now, I’m not trading for a running back. So, I’m passing on Bree Hall. What about Germaine Johnson? So, kind of like Jaylen Phillips, he’s had his fifth year exercise. Now, that is next year. So, this is actually his fourth year. He’s coming off an injury from last year. Uh, he’s got next year as well. If you could buy low on Germaine Johnson, this one actually probably intrigues me the most out of all the names Diana has mentioned. One, I’m not convinced it would cost a ton in trade. Maybe it’s like a fourth or a fifth. And two, you’ve got him through next year, so you don’t have to extend them. Like to me, if you trade for Jaylen Phillips, you almost have to extend him. Young ascending pass rusher. Jaylen Johnson or Germaine Johnson, excuse me, under contract through next year for the fifthear option. you could kind of play it out. Now, if it’s like a second or a third round pick, I’m not trading for Germaine Johnson. I I don’t know what he is moving forward. He’s kind of still working his way back, but former first round pick, we’ve seen him play really well in this league at times. Uh if you can get him for a fourth or a fifth, don’t have to pay him right now. I’m a little more interested in that because he could be a long-term piece, but it doesn’t have to be and you don’t have to break an arm and a leg. Fifth round pick for a year and a half of team control. I mean, that’s that’s not too bad. So that would be more of an interest to me if they’re going to go down this route of a guy who’s young and ascending versus a rental option for cheap. Okay, pick an edge. We’ve just talked about three guys. Type JJ for Germaine Johnson, BC for Bradley Chub, JP for Jaylen Phillips. Out of all these guys, based on the contract and how much control you’d have, if it doesn’t cost a day one or a day two pick, wouldn’t be a first obviously, but as long as it’s not a second or third, I’d at least be open to the idea of Germaine Johnson from the Jets. Fourth, fifth round pick. if you can make that happen, uh, I could get on board with that idea. Okay, so is a trade coming or not? That’s kind of all the relevant intel from Diana Rsini when it comes to the Bears, uh, in terms of players they could potentially be interested in. Uh, Ryan Ples has made at least one trade at every trade deadline or before the deadline. Last year, he only made the Khalil Herbert trade uh, to Cincinnati for a seventh, so it was pretty quiet. I kind of wonder if it’s more the same. I don’t see a big move coming. I do think we’ll see a small or a midm move or moves coming. Maybe you trade out a low piece, maybe a Braxton Jones uh exits and maybe you bring in uh a guy uh to, you know, enter this rotation as a pass rusher to to provide depth at corner where you’ve been a little thin uh so far this season. Obviously, as we’re filming this, Tyreek’s a little banged up, but sounds like he won’t miss much if any time. Fingers crossed that’s the case. But I I see like a move uh along the the ed the margins as they say. I I I don’t think that I don’t think a Montes sweat level trade’s coming. I don’t think they take a swing for a guy like a Chase Clayool. Uh I think it’s a small level move if it comes uh and they kind of roll with what they got and depending on how this year goes, maybe the off season is a time where they would explore a major move uh in terms of trading guys out or trading guys in. But I think for the most part, this team is this team for 2025. All right, there you go. Well, we’ll continue to monitor the trade market uh and any buzz that is out there, especially when it’s relevant for the Chicago Bears. Of course, day-to-day updates with the current team, injury updates, game previews. We’ll take your mailbag questions, do all that stuff like we always do. So, hit that subscribe button, turn on notifications, and bear down.

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Jeffery Simmons’ 2025 stats (7 GP):
– Tackles: 30
– Sacks: 4.5
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– Pressures: 27

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– Montez Sweat: 2
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