It has been a topic of much speculation over the weeks and months since the NFL regular season ended. Now, it's finally happening. The Chicago Bears are trading the No. 1 overall draft pick.
Ever since the Houston Texans won their season finale in Week 18 -- in doing so, handing the Bears the right to the draft's top pick -- the possibility of the Bears trading the pick has loomed large over the offseason. At the NFL Combine in late February, Poles went as far as to say his team has"always leaned" toward trading the pick.
The Panthers are apparently one of those teams willing to pay the price to move up and grab a quarterback. This is the first time the No. 1 overall pick has been traded since 2016, when the Tennessee Titans traded the pick to the Los Angeles Rams, who drafted quarterback Jared Goff. by signing up you agree to our terms of service Moore appeared to be a key piece to the deal. Poles hinted at the NFL Combine that he might be seeking a player in the deal. Moore has three 1,000-yard receiving seasons in his five-year NFL career and could be an instant game-changer for the Bears' offense. He will be 26 years old next season and is under contract through 2025.