Ways to Fix the Chicago Bears Safety Position in 2017
I have covered free agent possibilities at safety in previous articles but will touch on them again here.
The link to the previous free agency article I did, which covers all the safety prospects the Bears may want to take a look at can be found here:
Related Story: Chicago Bears: Free Agents Who Could be on their Radar
The safety class in 2017 is loaded with a lot of bottom tier and backup talent but has a few strong players at the top. The top guy in this year’s crop of free agent safeties is Kansas City Chief Eric Berry. He’s a little older but he’s still got a lot left. If the Bears could get Berry they would have an All-Pro at the position which is something they haven’t had in a long time.
Some other top free agent safeties available this off-season, who might interest the Bears include:
Nate Allen-Oakland Raiders
Barry Church-Dallas Cowboys
Rashad Johnson-Tennessee Titans
Matt Elam-Baltimore Ravens
Quintin Demps-Houston Texans
Jamarca Sanford-New Orleans
Duke Ihenacho-Washinton Redskins
Micah Hyde-Green Bay Packers
Some of the available players would be decent backups but there are very few Pro Bowl caliber starters available. Most of these guys may be better than what the Bears have now.
And, Chris Conte is going to a free agent so maybe the Bears should pick him up? Ha ha!