Chicago Bears: 3 trades to help fill void from Akiem Hicks injury

Reports are coming out that Akiem Hicks could miss anywhere from four to eight weeks with his elbow injury. Here are three potential trades the Chicago Bears should consider to help fill his void while gone.

One major difference between this Chicago Bears season and last season is the injury bug. The Bears experienced injuries last season, but they happened later and were spread out more. They also had less major injuries. Khalil Mack missed a couple of games. Allen Robinson missed a couple of games and even Mitchell Trubisky missed a couple of games.

This year, the Bears started the season by losing Bilal Nichols to a hand injury. Nichols played 51 percent of the snaps against the Packers. He played another 14 percent of the defensive snaps against the Broncos. He has yet to play in a game since. Now, Akiem Hicks, who was dealing with a knee injury will be out for anywhere from four to eight weeks with an elbow injury.

Losing Hicks for any period of time is difficult. However, if he only misses three games, the Chicago Bears might be able to overcome that. Anything more than that will be difficult, especially during the Bears’ next stretch of games.

With the way the offense is struggling, the Chicago Bears defense cannot take too many more big hits. Nichols might be healthy enough to return soon, but he is not Akiem Hicks. With the lack of depth at the position, Ryan Pace should consider calling around and seeing who might be available via trade. Here are three possibilities for Pace and Chuck Pagano to consider.