Three free agents Chicago Bears need to consider after trade deadline

The Chicago Bears need to add some free agents

As the Chicago Bears have now played half of their games, the season is starting to take a toll on the roster as a whole. Countless players are dealing with injuries, major and minor, affecting not only their starters but also the depth on the roster.

They have suffered major injuries to James Daniels and Tarik Cohen who are both out for the season. After that, the list goes on for minor injuries of players that will miss time or already have. Here is just their recent injury report:

The injuries have hit the offensive line probably the hardest. The Bears will only have two starters this week. Charles Leno and Germain Ifedi are both healthy, but even outside of the three starters that are out (Cody Whitehair, Daniels, and Bobby Massie), the Bears are also missing backup center Sam Mustipher and backup tackle Jason Spriggs.

Besides the offensive line, the wide receiver core has been banged up as well and had a suspension. Anthony Miller has not practiced much this week with a toe injury and Javon Wims is suspended two games for pursuing his boxing career. On top of that, the Bears released Ted Ginn. We should finally get to see Riley Ridley active this week.

Even at quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky suffered a shoulder injury last week against New Orleans. With the poor offensive line in Chicago, the Bears definitely need more depth to back up Foles since he could get killed due to his poor ability to move.

The Chicago Bears could use help from center Justin Britt

After being selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, Justin Britt has spent each season in Seattle. Britt was a yearly starter for the Seahawks and played a variety of positions on the offensive line. That is exactly what makes Britt so valuable right now to this Bears’ offensive line.

With the Bears’ current injuries, Britt could be a player that can slide anywhere on the offensive line. As a rookie, Britt was a starter at right tackle for the Seahawks. The next season, he started at left guard before becoming a center for the next four seasons.

Halfway through 2019, Britt suffered an ACL injury that made him miss the remainder of the season. Before that injury, Britt was a leader and a staple of the Seahawks’ offensive line only missing two games in his first five seasons and becoming a Pro Bowl alternate in 2016. Britt is known for his great leadership and work ethic, which could be extremely helpful to a banged-up and young offensive line.

With Mitch Trubisky sidelined, the Chicago Bear should add Kyle Sloter

With the recent injury to Mitchell Trubisky, the Bears should not be relying on just Tyler Bray to back up the oft-injured Nick Foles. They need to bring in another quarterback to aid in case Foles goes down.

There aren’t a lot of good quarterbacks available right now as teams are stacking quarterbacks on their practice squads for COVID. The Bears brought in both Kyle Sloter and Jake Rudock for tryouts this past week. Sloter originally tried out for the team this past summer.

Sloter has bounced around since entering the league in 2017, but he’s never been able to stick and hasn’t even taken a regular-season snap yet. His preseason stats though have been nothing short of spectacular. Sloter has completed 74% of his passes, thrown 11 touchdowns and one interception, and posted an impressive 119.8 passer rating. It’s just the preseason, but hey, it’s something!

With the Bears being an injury away from having Bray at the helm, they should definitely pursue Sloter to at least stash on the practice squad for the time being.

Cordy Glenn needs to be called in for a tryout by the Chicago Bears

Somehow Cordy Glenn is still not on an NFL roster and that is mindblowing. After being drafted in 2012 to the Buffalo Bills, Glenn has been a staple at left tackle for both the Bills and Bengals. He hasn’t been a star by any means, but he has consistently done his job. Outside of 2019, he has been above average.

With the injury to Bobby Massie and Jason Spriggs getting COVID, this should be a no-brainer to at least bring in the veteran for a tryout. He can play both tackle and guard and can offer the Bears some veteran depth. Glenn is a great pass-blocker and a solid run-blocker at tackle.

With his versatility, he can play anywhere along the line except for center. That versatility proves to be very important with this offensive line that just had two players test positive for COVID and has had multiple injuries. Nobody even knows what the starting offensive line will be this week for the Chicago Bears and people only know two for sure starters.

Who are some players you’d like the Bears to target since they didn’t attack anybody at the trade deadline? Leave a comment below.