Bears Trade Pitch Flips $76 Million Pro Bowler for Assets Ahead of NFL Draft

Mihaela Măncilă

Getty Bears CB Jaylon Johnson The Chicago Bears are the most cash-strapped team in the league less than four weeks ahead of the NFL draft, and a blockbuster trade involving arguably their best defender could set the franchise up with the financial and draft capital it needs to get deeper and better across the entire roster. That is the argument that John Kosko of Pro Football Focus made earlier this month when he named $76 million cornerback Jaylon Johnson , a two-time Pro Bowler over the past