4 decisions the Bears need to make this offseason

Following a disappointing 2019 season, the Bears have an important offseason ahead of them where they have several issues they need to fix.

3. Which in-house free agents do Bears re-sign?

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While the Bears figure to be active in free agency, they have some in-house free agents they need to make some decisions on. Obviously they can’t re-sign everyone — given their lack of salary cap room. So it becomes a question of which players do the Bears believe are the most important to re-sign, as well as who can they afford.

The Bears will have three inside linebackers set to hit the open free agent market in Nick Kwiatkoski, Danny Trevathan and Kevin Pierre-Louis, and Chicago figures to prioritize either Kwiatkoski or Trevathan. The only problem is, Kwiatkoski’s impressive 2019 season figures to draw some interest from other teams that might be willing to pay him more than Chicago can afford.

Some other notable in-house free agents include safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, defensive tackle Nick Williams, defensive back/special teams ace Sherrick McManis and outside linebacker Aaron Lynch. While the Bears likely won’t be able to afford to re-sign Clinton-Dix, they could re-sign free agent Deon Bush as a potential replacement.

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