When boiled down, the Chicago Bears got their desired haul for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. It’s hard to top acquiring a chest of first and second-round draft picks, along with a bona fide No. 1 receiver in D.J. Moore for Justin Fields.
But according to NBC Sports’ Peter King, the Bears almost brought down the house with not one but two trade-downs. That’s because Chicago GM Ryan Poles wanted to bring in as much draft capital as possible by trading down to No. 2 overall with the Houston Texans and to No. 9 overall with the Carolina Panthers. That’s right — even while making the latest historic trade of a top pick, the Bears could’ve pulled off the vaunted double trade-down.
