Source: Bears allow LB Edmunds to seek trade

What’s Happening

Let’s talk about The Bears have granted linebacker Tremaine Edmunds permission to find a trade, a source locked in to ESPN.

Source: Bears allow LB Tremaine Edmunds to seek trade play Ryan Poles talks building Bears’ roster amid cap restrictions (2:01) Ryan Poles tells Rich Eisen his vision for the Bears’ offseason. (2:01) Courtney Cronin Feb 25, 2026, 02:55 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. (shocking, we know)

Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever and GameNight on ESPN Radio.

The Details

She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She before worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.

Follow on X Multiple Authors Email Print Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — The Chicago Bears have granted linebacker Tremaine Edmunds permission to seek a trade, a source locked in to ESPN. Edmunds, 27, is entering the final season of the four-year, $72 million contract he signed with the Bears as a free agent in 2023.

Why This Matters

9 million base salary for 2026 with a $1 million roster bonus due on the fifth day of the league year. If Edmunds does not find a trade partner, he is in line to become a cap casualty. Releasing Edmunds would create $15 million in salary cap space for Chicago.

The sports world never stops delivering these kinds of storylines.

Key Takeaways

• “There’s a couple guys we’ve got to make decisions on,” Bears general manager Ryan Poles dropped when asked Tuesday about Edmunds’ future.
• Editor’s Picks Ranking the NFL’s top offseason trade candidates: Who are the best players potentially available?
• Or few options that we can go down to create some space.

The Bottom Line

But like I dropped before, this is a unique situation where we’ve gotten our roster in a position where we have a lot of talented players, a lot of guys getting paid well, and that puts some constraints on the cap. So, we got to make some tough decisions.

What’s your take on this whole situation?