Chicago Bears News and Rumor Tracker for NFL Free Agency 2026

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 18: Jordan McFadden #74 of the Chicago Bears takes the field prior to the NFC Divisional playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field on January 18, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Wednesday was relatively calm, so let's keep this tracker going for Thursday too.

The League year officially opened for business at 3:00 p.m. CT today, but as we learned last night, nothing agreed upon during the early negotiation period is set in stone. The Maxx Crosby situation has sent teams back to the drawing board, anticipating a ripple effect.

In case you missed it, on Tuesday night, the Baltimore Ravens backed out of their deal to trade for Crosby, and this morning, they signed defensive end Trey Hendrickson to a contract basically the same as the one they were going to have from Crosby after that trade became official.

Fans of teams rumored to be talking with the Las Vegas Raiders before Baltimore's bid was accepted have renewed hope that they can pry Mad Maxx away from Sin City. You can count the Chicago Bears among the teams that spoke with Las Vegas, and while their offer wasn't good enough then, things may have changed.

Fingers crossed the Bears can wiggle their way back into the trade discussion with the Raiders now that the price has seemingly come down, and if so, we'll share any rumors that pop up down below.

If you want to catch up on all the Bears' moves so far, you can check out ourtransaction tracker (open thread) right here.

SB Nation has a leaguewide transaction tracker right here.

We'll update this news and rumor tracker as reports come in about the Bears all day.

Thursday, March 12

• The Bears have re-signed reserve OL Jordan McFadden.

Wednesday, March 11

• The Bears did not tender an offer to RFA offensive lineman Jordan McFadden, so he's now a free agent.

• The Bears are signing former Cleveland Browns first-round draft pick, left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr., who took the 2025 off.

• EDGE Bradley Chubb signed a big deal with the Buffalo Bills, so that's another team out of the Maxx Crosby market.

• Chicago's trades are now official. DJ Moore is a Bill, and Garrett Bradbury is a Bear.

• The Baltimore Ravens are signing Bears tight end Durham Smythe.

• The New England Patriots are signing Kevin Byard III.

• The Atlanta Falcons signed former Bear d-lineman Chris Williams.

• The Bears are re-signing safety Elijah Hicks.

• Another defensive end off the market as K'Lavon Chaisson is signing with the Washington Commanders.

• The Baltimore Ravens signed defensive end Trey Hendrickson.

• You can catch up on all the rumors and reports from Monday and Tuesday in the previous tracker right here.

Chicago's remaining free agents

Travis Homer, RB

Devin Duvernay, WR

Ryan Bates, OL

Scott Daly, LS

Jaquan Brisker, S

C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Jr., S

Jonathan Owens, S

Jalen Reeves-Maybin, LB

Nahshon Wright, CB

Jaylon Jones, CB

Nick McCloud, CB

Andrew Billings, DT

Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, DE

I recorded a new T Formation Conversation last night with Brendan Sugrue from BearsWire, recapping the first two days. You can check out the audio version here or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Video version right here.

If you guys see any interesting rumors or reports, share them in the comment section, but please DO NOT share bogus rumors from random or fake Twitter accounts that make stuff up for likes and shares.