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The Chicago Bears have shaken up the cornerback position quite a bit this offseason, but they may not be done just yet.
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears are keeping tabs on free agent cornerback and former Super Bowl champion Bashaud Breeland. The veteran cornerback spent his last two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, playing a key role in their victory against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV when he intercepted a pass from Jimmy Garoppolo.
Prior to his postseason heroics, Breeland spent his first four seasons in the league with the Washington Football Team when he was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. After signing with the Green Bay Packers in 2018 and playing in just seven games, Breeland joined the Chiefs for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
For his career, Breeland has totaled 376 tackles, 14 interceptions and eight forced fumbles. He has picked off two or more passes in all but one of his seven seasons in the league and could create additional competition for the Bears should he wind up signing a deal.
While Chicago appears set with second-year cornerback Jaylon Johnson on one side, they are looking to see who might start opposite of him following the release of former Pro Bowler Kyle Fuller. The team signed former Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions cornerback Desmond Trufant this offseason to a one-year deal, while holdovers such as Kindle Vildor, Tre Roberson and Artie Burns could be in the mix as well.
Breeland, who also recently visited the Minnesota Vikings, is the latest name to surface in the team’s search for another cornerback. The Bears were also mentioned as suitors for former Pittsburgh Steeler Steven Nelson earlier this month, along with about a dozen other teams. Money could be a factor in either case, however.
As it stands, the Bears are barely under the salary cap, but will see relief once former tackle Charles Leno Jr. officially comes off the books in June. But with their draft class still needing to be signed, can they afford someone like Breeland? Or will he have found a new home by then? Either way, the Bears are continuing to explore every avenue to improve their secondary.
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