Bears continue to be on the raw end of the deal after their worst free agent signing of 2024 is projected to give his former team draft capital
Chicago Bears' general manager Ryan Poles has had his fair-share of misses when it comes to free agency and how he's handled the frenzy.Since taking over in 2022, some of his notable misfires include giving Nate Davis a 3-year, $30 million contract, letting James Daniels walk to Pittsburgh, letting Darnell Mooney walk to Atlanta, letting […]
Chicago Bears' general manager Ryan Poles has had his fair-share of misses when it comes to free agency and how he's handled the frenzy.
Since taking over in 2022, some of his notable misfires include giving Nate Davis a 3-year, $30 million contract, letting James Daniels walk to Pittsburgh, letting Darnell Mooney walk to Atlanta, letting David Montgomery walk to Detroit, signing Bryon Pringle which cost the team a compensatory pick, and failing to fix the offensive line.
Overall, it hasn't been great and one of his worst decisions last offseason continues to leave the Bears on the raw end of the deal.
One of the biggest signings the Bears made in free agency last year was signing former Los Angeles Chargers' tight end Gerald Everett to a 2 year, $12 million deal with over half of it guaranteed.
The Bears wanted to pair Everett back up with his former offensive coordinator in Shane Waldron and Waldron's scheme ideally needed a second tight end outside of Cole Kmet based on the play-caller's previous personnel usage with the Seahawks.
During the summer, Everett's athleticism was on display and many, myself included, were excited to see what he could do in Chicago alongside Kmet. Well, it was a whole lot of nothing once the regular season came around.
Everett played all 17 games logging 246 offensive snaps. Production-wise, he finished the season with a whopping eight receptions for 36 yards. Pro Football Focus also credited Everett with one drop and two penalties. His 42.9 offensive grade was the 11th-lowest among all tight ends, wide receivers, and running backs in the league.
Basically, Everett was nowhere worth the investment given to him, especially after Waldron was fired after Week 10. And there's a high chance he gets cut this offseason and doesn't make it to his second year of the deal.
Meanwhile, the Chargers are laughing at the Bears' mistake after this latest projection. OverTheCap projects that the Chargers will land a 6th-round compensatory pick in the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft for losing Everett based on the contract he signed with the Bears in free agency.
This just continues to be an all-around bad decision by Ryan Poles and the Bears' front office that has now not only hurt the team but helped another organization as well.
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