We knew Ryan Pace couldn’t go a whole draft without a trade, right? Ryan Pace waited until Day three but finally got back into the fifth round with the selection of Trevis Gipson from Tulsa.
The trade was a 2021 fourth for the 2020 pick. This is an interesting time to be trading picks, due to the COVID-19 reaction. On the one hand, trading for a 2020 rookie means potentially missing an offseason with your rookie. However, 2021 may be a class that misses an entire college football season. Which is riskier?
Nonetheless, every move the Bears have made this offseason is to win in 2020, and trading a future pick for more assets in 2020 makes this no difference.