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The Mother of all Shopping Sprees - How the Chicago Bears Originally Planned for Free Agency

The first wave of NFL Free Agency has always been a fun time for people who crave big news being broken on a 24/7 basis.

Due to cap restrictions following a year of COVID-related issues the action this year just felt flat in comparison to some years, say… 2018. We all remember that year fondly in WCG, as that was the year we saw Allen Robinson, Trey Burton, and Taylor Gabriel signed in free agency. Then, of course later that year — on my birthday no less — we witnessed the Khalil Mack trade.

What if I told you the Chicago Bears’ master plan for 2021 was completely different from the actual trades, signings, and draft picks we witnessed in real life?