{"id":836883,"date":"2026-03-27T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/836883\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:09:16","slug":"which-was-your-least-favorite-chicago-bears-2026-free-agency-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/836883\/","title":{"rendered":"Which was your least favorite Chicago Bears 2026 Free Agency move?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw this topic over at Pro Football Focus<\/a> and thought it would be interesting to share here to get your perspective, but also as a WCG roundtable for our writers.<\/p>\n

Before checking in on what we had to say, here\u2019s what PFF gave for their least favorite Chicago Bears move of the 2026 free agency period.<\/p>\n

Least Favorite Move: DI Neville Gallimore<\/p>\n

The Bears signed Gallimore to a contract that suggests he\u2019d start. However, Gallimore has yet to earn a PFF overall grade above 60.0 in any season, and his 56.6 PFF overall grade in 2025 ranked just 75th.<\/p>\n

That contract, by the way, is for two years and $10.0 million with $5.0 million guaranteed.<\/p>\n

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Now here\u2019s what our team had to say\u2026<\/p>\n

Sam Householder \u2013 Jedrick Wills and Braxton Jones made for a combo of moves that seem to muddle a key position. On one hand, I get the argument that you\u2019re opening a competition to fill in for the injured Ozzy Trapillo. On the other hand, neither player\u2019s signing moves the needle in a way that tells me \u201cleft tackle is definitely not going to be an issue in September.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff Berckes: Not re-signing Andrew \u201cBig Bill\u201d Billings. I understand that he doesn\u2019t fit the Dennis Allen defense. I\u2019m not arguing from a football X\u2019s-and-O\u2019s perspective. I just mean the vibes. I\u2019m going to miss that massive human being.<\/p>\n

Sarah DeNicolo \u2013 Feel like we have more holes now than we did prior to the offseason, nervous about relying heavily on rookies. Also, not a huge fan of Garrett Bradbury or bringing back Braxton Jones. Hope I\u2019m wrong!<\/p>\n

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Mongo Peanut \u2013 The money spent on Neville Gallimore seems a little rich. Was hoping for a bigger splash at DT, and was underwhelmed by a decent payout to a middling talent.<\/p>\n

Erik Duerrwaechter\u00a0\u2013 I\u2019m not particularly mad at any of the signings. Moreover, my ire is directed at the lack of a major addition to their DL. I do understand the logic of waiting until the draft to pair a young player with Montez Sweat off the edge. But their pass rush still lacks the teeth necessary to make a deep run in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Donald Gooch \u2013 Neville Gallimore. Come on \u2013 a guy named Neville in the trenches? But seriously, I dislike this less because of the player and more because this was the only significant move on a defensive line that needs a remake on the level of what the Bears are doing at safety.<\/p>\n

Josh Sunderbruch\u00a0\u2013 I\u2019m disappointed in reports that they did offer two firsts for Crosby and hope that\u2019s just smoke, but otherwise I think it was all fine.<\/p>\n

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Bryan Orenchuk \u2013 Kentavius Street. We need a difference maker at DE, not a placeholder. Street turns 30 before the season starts and has never had more than 3.5 sacks in his career. Wouldn\u2019t be shocked if he didn\u2019t make the team. Would have preferred a Cam Jordan or seasoned producer if we went the vet route.<\/p>\n

Gary Baugher Jr. \u2013\u00a0Honestly, I don\u2019t have one. I\u2019m a very \u201cwait and see\u201d kind of person, and I hope every move pans out in some way. I will say, overall, the additions to the defensive line have been somewhat underwhelming, but I\u2019m also optimistic about the draft there.<\/p>\n

Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. \u2013\u00a0The Bears are paying Gallimore more than he\u2019s ever made at any point in his six-year career. I could see if he was younger, then they\u2019d be paying for some upside, but at 29 years old, this is who he is. He better be a perfect scheme fit and have the best year of his career, because so far, he hasn\u2019t looked like a guy who should have warranted that kind of contract.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s your turn. Which Bears move of the 2026 free agency period was your least favorite?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I saw this topic over at Pro Football Focus and thought it would be interesting to share here…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836884,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2059],"tags":[1706,1232,391,256,2005,10206,7,6303,2004,392,2381,24396,11419,8554,4986,6],"class_list":["post-836883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indianapolis-colts","tag-braxton-jones","tag-cam-jordan","tag-chicago-bears","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-colts","tag-desmond-ridder","tag-football","tag-garrett-bradbury","tag-indianapolis","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-indianapoliscolts","tag-jedrick-wills","tag-kentavius-street","tag-montez-sweat","tag-neville-gallimore","tag-nfl"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116301304171909826","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836883","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=836883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}