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3. Joe Thuney to the Bears
Acquired via trade for: 2026 fourth-round pick
Thuney will turn 33 during the 2025 season, but he’s never logged fewer than 97% of his teams’ offensive snaps over the course of his nine-year career. With both the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, he proved durable and versatile. These are all major gets for a Chicago front that hardly let 2024 rookie Caleb Williams take a breath under center. Will Thuney alone bulldoze the Bears into playoff relevance? No. But his reliability should make him a tone-setter for the rest of the rebuilt trenches.
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3. Tillery has demonstrated the ability to play both as an interior rusher and an outside defensive end during his career.
The 6-foot-6, 295-pound Tillery is primarily an interior rusher by trade, but he’s demonstrated some versatility throughout his career.
Notably, Tillery recorded 367 snaps lined up over the outside shoulder of the opposing tackle in 2020, and while he hasn’t done a ton of it since, he certainly has the size and length to play multiple positions up front.
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Kansas City Chiefs: CB Jaylen Watson
The Chiefs are known for keeping their core starters in place, particularly on defense, but this offseason has been fraught with change. That includes at cornerback with the signing of Kristian Fulton, which might not leave a clear future for a player like Watson.
Watson’s 2024 season was limited by a broken leg, but he was a standout cover man with a 71.6 PFF coverage grade. However, Kansas City has several other young cornerbacks, including Chamarri Conner — who is more of a slot option — Joshua Williams and Nazeeh Johnson. All of Watson, Williams and Johnson will be 2026 free agents, but Watson would be the most valuable if traded.
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Kristian Fulton, CB, Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive backs got paid this offseason. Jaycee Horn was extended at the top of the market and then beaten out by Derek Stingley’s extension. Meanwhile, the top corners in free agency now round out the top 12 of average annual value at the position with deals ranging from $16-$18 million per year.
Because of that, teams taking some shots further down the market could work out for some teams. The Kansas City Chiefs signed Kristian Fulton for two years and $20 million with $15 million guaranteed. That’s a decent swing for a player who has shown upside throughout his career.
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