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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Best of the Bears: Could Chicago trade back from No. 25 overall in NFL Draft?

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

In the Best of the Bears this week, Chicago Sports Network analyst Clay Harbor joined the Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show to discuss if the Bears could trade back from No. 25 overall in the NFL Draft; Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the collaboration between general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson and how that has helped elevate the organization; and Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk joined the Mully & Haugh Show to discuss the latest NFL headlines, including Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence's trade request.

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0:00.0

Thanks everybody.

0:03.3

You're listening to the best of the bears.

0:06.8

He's it for the touchdown and the Chicago Bears have taken the league.

0:10.9

A weekly mix of 670 the score's best NFL talk to get you ready for game day. Day. Clay, there was a report that came out yesterday from Jordan Schultz, and here's what it says

0:39.9

regarding how much movement there could be in the draft. The expectation among many NFL teams

0:44.8

is that the 2026 draft will be one of the more trade-heavy drafts in recent memory, according to

0:50.2

multiple league sources, specifically on the defensive side of the ball, edge, cornerback, and linebacker are all strong

0:57.2

and deep while wide receiver is typically considered to be the most talented offensive

1:00.9

position.

1:02.1

Several executives I've spoken with believe we are likely to see a flurry of activity in the

1:06.7

first half of round one.

1:08.6

Additionally, because this specific draft lacks depth in the later

1:12.1

rounds, many teams plan to pursue extra day two and day three picks per league sources. The lack of

1:18.8

later round depth I have seen will move markets. It will have people be more active. I also think

1:25.1

the Bears at 25 based on what Ryan Poles has said about he not having

1:29.3

as many players on his draft board, really could play into this possibility.

1:35.1

Yeah, I won't 100% agree with that.

1:37.2

I think this could work for trade up and trade down scenarios because when you're sitting

1:43.2

there and there's a guy you love, say

1:45.0

the bears have 10 guys with round one grades that they would be willing to take. And there's

1:50.4

one left. You have a blue chip player and he's there at 20. There at 21. You're sitting at 25.

1:56.5

You fall in love with this guy. I'm saying like, say, Monroe Freeling drops, you know, obviously

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