The Chicago Bears are expected to be active in the wide receiver market in free agency, and one player who will rank high on their wish list will avoid the franchise tag.

It marks the first day NFL teams can place the franchise or transition tag on players with expiring contracts. The last day to place a tag on a player is March 4 at 3 p.m. CT, which is roughly a week before the start of free agency.

At this point it may seem a bit redundant to say so, but the Chicago Bears enter the 2025 offseason with as much on the line as any team in the NFL. It’s a third consecutive spring in which Chicago is armed with cap space,

The Chicago Bears have long been connected to Trey Smith in free agency, but there's another offensive lineman they've been dubbed an ideal fit for.

The Chiefs have two more weeks to work out a deal to hang onto All-Pro guard Trey Smith. But their cap situation is tight, and he is a very good fit for the Bears.

Chicago Bears fans have had Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl guard Trey Smith penciled in as a Bear for a few months now. Smith fills a massive need for the Bears, and they have the salary cap space to make a splash,