
When looking at the Bears’ needs heading into free agency, the offensive line was near the top of the list. And with a number of big-name tackles on the open market, the expectation was Chicago would lock up one of them.
One of the biggest tackles on the free-agent market was Orlando Brown Jr., who was available for three days before the Bengals finally inked him to a four-year, $64.092 million deal, which was certainly affordable.