Bears' trade idea could move up in 2026 NFL Draft with NFC North rival for edge help

Bears' trade idea could move up in 2026 NFL Draft with NFC North rival for edge help originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Chicago Bears made a couple of nice offseason moves, adding Devin Bush to the linebacker room and Coby Bryant to the safety room.

But, while the Bears are in a good spot with their roster, there is still one major need that has to be addressed at some point this offseason: edge rusher. ESPN's Bill Barnwell proposed one trade idea for the Bears in the 2026 NFL Draft that could have Chicago moving up a few picks with their NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings , to land their new edge rusher to pair with Montez Sweat. Bears trade idea swaps 1sts with Vikings for edge help "...

but I do have the Bears paying a bit of a premium for the privilege of making a deal within the NFC North," Barnwell writes. "Ryan Poles has already addressed some of the team's weaknesses this offseason, but the Bears should still hope to add something meaningful on the edge. " This trade idea from Barnwell would have the Bears send their 25th overall pick to the Vikings, along with their 60th pick in the second round, to land pick No.

18 and 163 (fifth-round). Thanks to Chicago owning the Buffalo Bills ' second-rounder from the blockbuster DJ Moore trade, they can use one of their second-rounders to get aggressive in Round 1. More : Dayo Odeyingbo named Bears' most overpaid player for 2026 While the Bears would need to pay a bit more to move up with a team in their division, this move with the Vikings would let Chicago get a chance to take a top edge rusher.