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Chicago Bears: 3 potential Free Agent targets

By Parker Hurley

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Connor Barwin #98 of the Los Angeles Rams sacks Tom Savage #3 of the Houston Texans during the first half of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Connor Barwin #98 of the Los Angeles Rams sacks Tom Savage #3 of the Houston Texans during the first half of the game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Who are three players that are unsigned but could be a target of the Chicago Bears?

As the Chicago Bears get ready for training camp, it seems unlikely the team will do much changing to their roster. However, as the preseason unfolds, and we begin to see how the team is shaping up, there could be a chance for the team to readjust and add a veteran to the mix. Who are three players in which the Chicago Bears could have eyes on this offseason?

Connor Barwin

It would make a lot of sense for the Chicago Bears to have some interest in Barwin. We all know the weakness of their roster at this point. It is the position in which Barwin plays.

Aaron Lynch is supposed to be healthy by camp but has already been dinged up in OTAs. From there, is Sam Acho, Isaiah Irving, Kylie Fitts, and Kasim Edebali. You can understand why two weeks into camp the team may be looking for outside sources at pass rusher.

Barwin has 55 sacks over the course of his nine-year career. He has ten sacks over the past two seasons, five in each year. At age 32, he has certainly lost some of his mustard. His sack reel is not the most impressive display. However, as shown below, in his two most impressive sacks of last season he does have some moves.

Barwin has a strong stunt move that was able to reel him in three of his five sacks last season.

And below he shows a swipe-move, although the tackle was late to get over.

He is not a strong pass rusher at this point by any stretch. However, he is an NFL pass rusher, and it will be interesting to see how many current Bears pass rushers one could say that statement about.

Barwin has talked about his weighing his options carefully and wanting to play for a contender. Can the buzz of Matt Nagy and Mitchell Trubisky in the preseason be enough to bring Barwin into the rotation?

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