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The Bears didn’t land an edge rusher or a lockdown offensive tackle in the first wave of free agency.
Trading for receiver Keenan Allen, though, could allow them to focus on those two positions when they draft No. 9 overall next month.
Allen, for whom the Bears sent the Chargers a fourth-round pick Thursday night, erases the immediate need for a wide receiver to put opposite DJ Moore.