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He also has been very productive everywhere he has been too.

Velus is pretty explosive so I do think he will be a good gadget player / special teams player.

Seems like Gabriel was right. Bears didn’t even have him on their board as they didn’t see him a fit for their scheme - at least not at LT. Also seems very clear, he wasn’t interested in playing RT.

Shakes head.

Who is this guy?

Anyone have any idea / seen where the Bears stand from a cap perspective at this point? I am predicting we see one more big money signing (i.e. at our > Edmunds move). I'm assuming it will be a Dlinemen or Brown Jr.

I'm curious how they do it; Edmunds is the most athletic - wouldn't you want that playing in the middle? Interesting to see - but last time we had a 4-3 Cover 2 shell - our LB corps had Briggs & Urlacher and that worked pretty well. Not saying either of them are those guys - but this defense puts its LB's in a spot to make plays and relies on having strong LB play. We also know we need to improve the line - to ensure the LB's can play with speed.

3yrs 30M; I wonder if Jenkins is flexing back to RT?

Sanborn I believe played on the outside last year for us - so wasn't an MLB. I am guessing he'll play weakside, but we'll have to see. TJ & Edmunds are both very good in coverage.

He is a very good linebacker, but he, just like Roquan was, have been light on the "splash plays". Edmunds is a really good athlete and I think both Edmunds and the other LB we signed are very good in coverage - so 3 down type of guys.

4yr 72M; 50M Guaranteed. Compared a lot to Roquan early in their careers. Turns 25 in May - so very young (albeit 5 years in the league already). Long and athletic - some of the same knocks Roquan had in the sense that didn't make as many splash plays. Missed a few games due to injury last year, but has had a good track record of being available (*knock on wood*). Pretty excited at how much the LB corps has been revamped today. It was awful last year - and Sanborn still has an opportunity to fit in nicely (plus I'm sure they'll draft someone later on as well). Shoot - I don't even remember who our LB were other than Roquan that we traded and Sanborn; I have to think really hard before my brain remembers them (which tells you how bad the rest of them were last year).

People compared him a lot to Roquan and early in their careers I recall people saying Edmunds was better, so not surprised he got big money. He's in his prime.

I was wondering same thing Pix. Or will they keep Whitehair as a flex option (not cheap). We know he played center earlier in his career too. Maybe they hold and cut him later (post draft). But one thing with Jenkins is his durability requires us to have a solid guard.

Source: The #Bears are securing their offensive line, signing former #Titans G Nate Davis to a 3-year deal. A huge priority. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2023

A big splash: The #Bears are signing star LB Tremaine Edmunds. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2023

That looks fake. Has to be.

End of an era in Green Bay - but right time. Wonder what Packers ultimately got in terms of draft pick compensation.

From one mediocre qb to another - but this one I guess knows the system going back to his Pats days.

With that said - Broncos have Sean Payton, total offensive guru, and just landed 2 strong olinemen in first 90 minutes.

Edwards signing does not take them out of Bobby Okereke market. They view him as the weakside, Sanborn would be the potential strong side with Edwards in that scenario. Seperately - one of the better interior FA olinemen is off the market - Ben Powers headed to Denver.

Seems like McGlinchey is guy they are very focused in on closing. Doesn't look as promising on the DT out of Denver who seems like he wants to go to Cleveland (and Cleveland just created a ton of cap space).

19.5M over 3 years - $12M guaranteed; $ value seems very reasonable.

Dude was a monster last year for Eagles - 159 tackles, 2 sacks, 7 pass deflections, 10 TFL; Graded 84.8 by PFF; Presume he will stay at MIKE - not sure what that means for Sanborn (who obviously was a fun thing as a UDA - but Edwards is a big pickup to the defense. 26 years old too.

Per Rapaport - Bears signing TJ Edwards to a 3yr Deal; Upgrades the LB corps; Believe he played MLB.

My son wants the Tulane back. Forte was pretty good and I will admit the one game I watched the Tulane back play - he looked quite good. Probably a 3rd - 5th rounder.