The Chicago Bears and Houston Texans engaged in "significant discussion" about a trade involving the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, according to NBC Sports' Peter King.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles told King he was considering another move back in the top 10 if that trade had gone through.
"I thought there was an opportunity to do something historically pretty cool with a trade from one to two and two to nine," he said. "That had potential to add more draft capital this year, and then the possibility that you're sitting on three ones in the following year.