Joe Thuney has been absolutely everything the Bears needed and hoped he'd be

Michael Owens/GettyImagesAfter Caleb Williams was sacked a league-high 68 times in 2024, it was no surprise the Chicago Bears placed priority on fixing their offensive line last offseason.

What was surprising was the most significant move of that effort. General manager Ryan Poles traded a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Kansas City Chiefs for guard Joe Thuney, a Pro Bowler each of the last three years and a two-time reigning First Team All-Pro.

Sure, Thuney is up in age a little bit, now in his age-32 season, but he has been as good as it gets at left guard in the league going back several years. The Bears then fortified their commitment by giving Thuney a two-year, $35 million contract…