{"id":794718,"date":"2026-03-05T22:24:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794718\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T22:24:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:24:14","slug":"bears-could-target-8x-pro-bowler-to-boost-pass-rush-for-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/794718\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears could target 8x Pro Bowler to boost pass rush for playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bears could target 8x Pro Bowler to boost pass rush for playoffs<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The appointment of first-time head coach Ben Johnson brought immediate success for the Chicago Bears<\/a>, who won their first NFC North title since 2018 and showed fans the potential of second-year quarterback Caleb Williams, who was highly touted coming out of college.<\/p>\n

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After a disappointing overtime loss to the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> in the NFC Divisional round, Johnson is looking to reinforce<\/a> his roster for another run in a tough NFC division. A glaring need is the defensive line, which produced inconsistent pressure and struggled massively against the run.<\/p>\n

In search of a solution, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen could consider reuniting with a familiar pass rusher by bringing in veteran Cameron Jordan, who is expected<\/a> to be a free agent<\/a> for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

Veteran Jordan could mentor Bears\u2019 young defensive core<\/p>\n

Jordan will be entering his 16th season, but age has not slowed him down. In 2025, the eight-time Pro Bowler recorded 10.5 sacks, 32 solo tackles and 15 tackles for losses, playing in all 17 games, continuing to be as productive a pass rusher as he is at setting the edge in the run game.<\/p>\n

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Before his firing as head coach of the Saints<\/a> in 2024, Jordan was the anchor of Allen\u2019s defenses and could be a veteran piece brought in to mentor the Bears\u2019 young core while also improving the defensive line overall.<\/p>\n

Jordan also represents a cost-effective option for the team.<\/p>\n

Throughout the offseason, the Bears have been heavily linked<\/a> to pass rusher Maxx Crosby if the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> choose to move him. Highly touted as one of the league’s premier pass rushers, a Crosby trade would likely demand multiple first-round picks and players on top of taking on the rest of his $106.5 million contract.<\/p>\n

While the move would immediately improve the defensive line, the gutting of assets seems like a tough decision for a young head coach like Johnson to make, who is still building the team in his vision.<\/p>\n

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The signing of Jordan would give the Bears a proven veteran presence and immediate boost to their pass-rush as they aim to make another deep playoff run next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bears could target 8x Pro Bowler to boost pass rush for playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":794719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[77],"tags":[1035,1036,6867,391,1156,8897,1475,2551,7,393,58,6563,896,6,84,190,397,7427],"class_list":{"0":"post-794718","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl-playoffs","8":"tag-ben-johnson","9":"tag-caleb-williams","10":"tag-cameron-jordan","11":"tag-chicago-bears","12":"tag-defensive-line","13":"tag-dennis-allen","14":"tag-dj-moore","15":"tag-drew-dalman","16":"tag-football","17":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","18":"tag-los-angeles-rams","19":"tag-maxx-crosby","20":"tag-new-orleans","21":"tag-nfl","22":"tag-nfl-playoffs","23":"tag-pass-rusher","24":"tag-saints","25":"tag-tyler-linderbaum"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116178915480971058","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}