The Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks will meet Monday night with both sides having already reshaped themselves through major trades, and the Bears may not be finished.
Ian Rapoport reported from NFL GameDay Morning that the matchup grew spicier this week after two blockbuster deals, while Chicago continues to call around for edge-rusher help before the November 10 deadline.
The Bears have already made a loud move. General manager Ryan Poles sent the Tennessee Titans their 2027 and 2028 first-round picks plus a 2027 fourth-rounder in exchange for All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth-round pick.
Simmons, 29, arrives under a contract that runs through 2030 after signing a three-year, $105.8 million extension last summer. He has been one of the league’s most consistent interior disruptors, with 46.5 career sacks and a track record of Pro Bowl and All-Pro recognition.
For a Bears defense that has ranked near the bottom of the league in pressure rate, the addition of a true game-wrecker in the middle is meant to raise the floor immediately and for years ahead.
Poles has described the deal as a signal that the franchise, led by quarterback Caleb Williams and coach Ben Johnson, views itself as a contender rather than a project.
Seattle matched the urgency on the other side of the ball. The Seahawks acquired eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson from the Indianapolis Colts for a 2027 third-round pick and a 2028 fifth-rounder.
Nelson, in the final year of his deal, upgrades an offensive line that has struggled to protect Sam Darnold and open lanes in the run game.
His arrival allows Seattle to slide second-year first-round pick Grey Zabel to the right side while installing a proven left guard who has made the Pro Bowl in every season of his career.
Even after parting with two first-round picks, Chicago’s front office has not gone quiet. Rapoport indicated on Sunday that the Bears remain active in the edge market and are still placing calls in search of an upgrade opposite or alongside Montez Sweat.
Poles had already inquired about other defensive linemen, including DeForest Buckner before he was dealt elsewhere, and the organization has been repeatedly linked to veteran edge rushers such as Khalil Mack of the Chargers and Josh Sweat of the Cardinals.
Those conversations fit a broader pattern: the Bears sit at 5-2, trail only the undefeated Vikings in the NFC North, and appear willing to keep adding pieces that can help a defense that has been productive against the run but inconsistent generating pressure.
The practical window is narrow. The trade deadline arrives in nine days, and any further addition would have to clear both the cap and the remaining draft capital after the Simmons deal.
Yet the message from the Bears’ recent activity is clear.
They have already made the kind of move that changes a roster’s identity, and they continue to work the phones for the edge help that could complete the picture before Monday night’s game in Seattle and the stretch run that follows.
