Ben Johnson says all options on the table for Bears at left tackle
Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson said they're looking at all options at left tackle, be it a short-term option or a long-term solution.
The Chicago Bears have no shortage of needs to address heading into the 2026 NFL Draft, especially on defense where there are needs across the board on the defensive line and finding a starting safety to pair with newcomer Coby Bryant. But there's another position that bears monitoring. While it appeared that the Bears might've found an answer at left tackle with Ozzy Trapilo last season, his ruptured patellar tendon in the wild-card playoffs has his future in doubt.
General manager Ryan Poles said that Trapilo will miss most of the 2026 season, but they do expect him to return to form. Still, that leaves a big question mark at left tackle. During the NFL Annual League Meeting in Arizona on Monday, head coach Ben Johnson told reporters that "all options" are on the table when it comes to addressing the left tackle position, which might even include using the 25th overall pick on a tackle if the right guy is still on the board.
"Bears coach Ben Johnson says essentially all options are on the table at left tackle after a 'pretty serious injury' to Ozzy Trapilo," wrote the Sun-Times' Jason Lieser . "Could go short-term solution or long term. Johnson says it’s tough to predict how that position looks this season or over the next five years.
" Should Chicago elect to go the short-term route, which they've already set themselves up for, it would be another competition featuring some familiar faces, along with a newcomer. The Bears re-signed Braxton Jones and Theo Benedet this offseason, as well as signed former first-round pick Jedrick Wills Jr. to compete for the starting job.