The Chicago Bears have significantly upgraded the wide receiver position over the course of the offseason. Though the Bears already have a good group of pass-catchers heading into the 2023 season, there is on player that can elevate Chicago’s wide receiver room to one of the best the NFL has to offer.

This time last offseason plenty of analysts were raving about the season Hunter Renfrow put together in Las Vegas. After a disappointing 2022 campaign, the narrative has totally shifted around the league with a growing sense that the Raiders slot receiver could be on the move.

Hunter Renfrow with a FILTHY route ? pic.twitter.com/h3a6T1EWNw

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 10, 2022

Renfrow recorded career highs in receptions (103), receiving yards (1,038) and receiving touchdowns (9) in 2021. He received his first and only Pro Bowl bid in his four-year career.

This Hunter Renfrow catch ?

(via @thecheckdown)pic.twitter.com/ZtZklrsrQP

— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) September 27, 2020

Renfrow’s numbers took a major hit in 2022. He’s coming off a season in which he registered just 36 catches for 330 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games – all career lows. His role in the offense was diminished as the Raiders brought in Davante Adams. He also spent time on the Injured Reserve list with an oblique injury.

Las Vegas signed receivers Jakobi Myers and Deandre Carter this offseason, which likely buries Renfrow deeper on the depth chart. With just one year left on his contract, the Raiders wouldn't ask for anything more than a mid-round draft pick in return.

The Bears still have plenty of salary cap space at their disposal, which would be able to cover Renfrow’s $11.8 million cap hit in 2023. Chicago’s general manager Ryan Poles has been aggressive in the trade markets all offseason. Perhaps one of his final moves elevates a critically important position group to a unit teams around the league would look at with envy.

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