Bears' Pass Rush Dilemma: Jordan's Cheap Solution

0:00It's April 28th. This is NFL News today, football coverage powered by AI. The bears skipped over their biggest need in the 2024 NFL draft, pass rush off the edge, and grab Georgia Tech defensive tackle. Jordan Van Den Berg in the sixth round instead. He's an athletic beast inside, but that doesn't fix their weak spot on the outside with a desperately need pressure. Veteran defensive and Cameron Jordan remains unsigned this offseason and at 36 years old, he just posed a 10 and a half sacks with 15 tackles for loss. That's a career bounce back showing he still has juice left, especially compared to other free agents like Joey Bosa, Hassan Reddick, or Jadevian, clowning. Jordan's been a full decade under bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen in New Orleans, learning the scheme inside out as the longest tenured player. After Drew Breeze retired, he's the exact prototype Allen loves, versatile, reliable, and a leader in the locker room.

1:00What Chicago really wants is a guy for about 50% of snaps to set the edge, stop the run, and spell their young rushers like Dale O'Dangbo, letting that $50 million investment shine without burning out. Signing Jordan to a cheap one-year deal would be a slam dunk right now, plugging the gap perfectly while keeping costs low and bives high on defense.