Should the Chicago Bears sign Graham Glasgow in NFL free agency?
The Chicago Bears enter the offseason with a serious question at right guard. Rashaad Coward should be commended for his performance, given his experience at that position. With that said, he should not be looked at as a starter option for next season.
The team is going to have to do something. Is Graham Glasgow an option? He spent his first four seasons with the Detroit Lions but is set to be an unrestricted free agent. Glasgow played center and left guard in his first two years, center in his third year, but played right guard for 788 snaps in 2019.
The Bears played him twice last year, did they see enough to sign him?
Sign
Over the past two years, he has been responsible for one sack allowed. That is pretty good. Adding a four-year starter, who has versatility on the line and is still 27 years old, could be a nice addition. His center experience opens the door to moving Cody Whitehair back to guard, but his right guard experience screams a player who fits a hole.
Glasgow has gotten better as a run blocker every year, and in 2019 his best year as a run blocker came at right guard. The Bears need a player just like Glasgow. Taking him from a division rival in Detroit only makes it better.
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While he has only allowed one sack, he has allowed 20 pressures, which ranked 36th in the NFL. On a per-snap basis, he ranked 26th in pass-blocking efficiency, which is starter caliber but does not scream a fix to the offensive line.
OverTheCap.com has him projected to see a 3-year, $30 million deal on an open market. That is a slight tick up from what they paid Kyle Long last year. Do they want to invest that much in the position? Especially when he has just one year of right guard experience.