Should the Bears look into signing WR Antonio Brown?

WR Antonio Brown is still on the open market, and perhaps the Bears should consider looking into signing the veteran.

We haven’t heard much of Antonio Brown lately. The last time we saw him on the field was when he was on the New England Patriots in Week 2, where he recorded four receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins.

Since then he was cut by the Patriots due to further allegations of sexual and personal misconduct levied against Brown, then he was arrested and charged with felony burglary and battery. There’s a good chance the league would place Brown on the Commissioner’s Exempt List if a team takes a chance on him.

One team that might want to look into taking a chance on the 31-year old are the Chicago Bears. According to Pro Football Focus, the Bears wide receiving group heading into the 2020 season is 27th in the league.

“They ended last season ranked tied for 28th in team receiving grade, and their major additions consisted of Ted Ginn Jr., Darnell Mooney, Jimmy Graham, and Cole Kmet,” PFF wrote. “None of those players seem likely to move the needle significantly next season.”

Brown is one of the those players that can move the needle significantly. The All-Pro wide receiver has been seen working out in Florida with players like Dwayne Haskins and Lamar Jackson.

The Bears have enough cap space ($12.5M) to go sign Brown, but due to the off the field issues it would most likely be a one-year deal based off incentives, so Brown can prove his worth and the Bears don’t have to heavily invest in him if something goes wrong.

The Bears would love to see another threat in the offense next to Allen Robinson and the quarterbacks, either Mitchell Trubisky or Nick Foles, would appreciate the extra weapon.

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