Getty Riq Woolen #27 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on during a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Chicago Bears had a need at the outside cornerback position and a fifth-round draft pick in 2027 to make a deal happen for Riq Woolen of the Philadelphia Eagles, but the front office chose not to make the move.
Chicago was interested in adding a cornerback, and NFL reporters and analysts mentioned Woolen’s name specifically as a top option on multiple occasions.
“Bears might not be done adding to their defense,” Thomas R. Petersen reported on social media November 5.
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