Bears' Thuney Trade Shifts Franchise Trajectory

0:00It's April 25th, I'm Cory with the story and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. Chicago Bears turned heads in 2025, jumping from 5 wins, 12 losses to 11 and 6, snagging the NFC North Crown and knocking, out the Green Bay Packers in the playoffs. Even with a tough exit, it showed real progress under Coach Ben Johnson thanks to smart off-season moves like beefing up the offensive line. They traded for left guard Joe Thuney from the Kansas City Chiefs, giving up just a 2026 fourth-round pick, number 100, 25 overall. Thuney ball-dow right away, earning first team all pro for the third straight year at age 31, plus his fourth pro-bowl nod, and he stayed. Durable, through all 17 games, that line of grades sparked the Bears' run game and turned their offense into a top-unit league-wide. Fans and analysts call it a steal for Chicago. He's on a team-friendly two-year, $35 million deal, and GM Ryan Poles kept plenty of.

1:04Draft ammo, including extra second and fourth rounders. Meanwhile, the Chiefs flipped that pick to move up in the 2025 draft, trading with New England from number 95 to 85 in, the third round for cornerback no Williams. As the Bears eye the 2026 draft with a stacked pick sheet, Thuney's impact proves how one low-cost move can shift to franchises. Projectory