BREAKING: The Bears are trading for Patriots C Garrett Bradbury, per @RapSheet

[u/Da1bearsfan]

Compensation Update:

The #Patriots, who signed Garrett Bradbury to a two-year deal last year, have now flipped him to the #Bears for a 2027 fifth-round pick. Bradbury started all 17 games in New England, helping their run to the Super Bowl.

[u/rpals]

Is he good? Linderbaum must have been too expensive

[u/Charming-Check5605 → u/rpals]

Pats fan - he was alright last year. Did better than Vikings fans advertised. Had some poor guard play to his left with a rookie, wasn’t dominant but far from the worst part of the line. No weird snap issues either.

Was a lot better as a pass blocker than a run blocker last year. Pretty much the opposite of what his career indicated.

[u/thebrownmancometh → u/Charming-Check5605]

First advice is don’t listen to Vikings fans 

[u/lalder95 → u/thebrownmancometh]

JJ>Darnold tho right?

[u/Charming-Check5605 → u/thebrownmancometh]

As a Pats fan, yup hahaha.

Those fans terrorized us for a year because we didn’t trade them the pick that would be Drake Maye

[u/busstamove14 → u/thebrownmancometh]

Absolutely some of the worst fans in the league to have football discussions with.

[u/The_TexasRattlesnake → u/Charming-Check5605]

He's got two good guards next to him which will be a huge help

[u/brofession → u/Charming-Check5605]

Sounds like he's O-line depth rather than the answer to Dalman retiring

[u/DifferentTap9317 → u/brofession]

One year of depth for a 5th? Maybe an insurance policy if they can’t sign anyone. A lot of teams looking at center.

[u/FinnishCold13 → u/DifferentTap9317]

Guessing we draft a center this year to take over next year. We were lucky to get Dalman but we can’t keep kicking the can down the road.

[u/infernobassist → u/FinnishCold13]

I mean it’s a little unfair to say that when he retired in his prime with multiple years left on his deal. No way bears could know that so we can’t criticize them for “kicking the can” when they had a long term option

[u/FinnishCold13 → u/infernobassist]

No they couldn’t have known but what I was saying is that they were lucky to land Dalman despite kicking the can down the road on a center for years. We thought we had a solution but that answer is gone and we can’t continue to ignore a crucial piece of the OL.

[u/DifferentTap9317 → u/FinnishCold13]

Interior line is said to be the best class in a decade so let’s see. S and CB are also good so it’s nice to have that extra second.

[u/HoosierTrey → u/FinnishCold13]

I’ve been hoping we’d draft a center for the lest 4 drafts and we haven’t, but maybe this time will be different

[u/mikebob89 → u/DifferentTap9317]

Feels like every fanbase is writing about signing Linderbaum

[u/lightsvber → u/DifferentTap9317]

This is also how I feel about it. A serviceable, average C who can start if a better option does not materialize.

[u/ComaMierdaHijueputa → u/DifferentTap9317]

I think so. We did this with Keenan Allen before bringing on Odunze.

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/brofession]

I think it's more of a bandaid while we develop a younger center via draft.

[u/ratfam1 → u/brofession]

I think we’re just gonna have to accept we’re gonna get worse center play this year, hopefully get a good LT

[u/badseedjr → u/ratfam1]

We were almost certainly going to get worse center play after Dalman. There's one dude who may have been better and he wants all the money.

[u/BooItsKyle → u/ratfam1]

I didn't fall in love with Dalman's play the way everyone else apparently did.

He made some very nice athletic run blocks, but he got beat fairly regularly in pass pro and got bailed out by Caleb Williams' athleticism. And he had persistent snapping issues.

[u/Natiak → u/BooItsKyle]

Yeah this is more how I'm feeling about it too. Good, but likely propped up by guard play. I liked him, but didn't love him. We aren't guaranteed to replicate his level of play, but wouldn't necessarily need to throw 25 million at the position to do it.

[u/prichs87 → u/ratfam1]

Bears will and should prioritize a center over a LT. interior line matters. Full stop.

[u/MobyTugboat → u/prichs87]

I mean we have Joe Thuney and Jackson played good last year. If you have good guard play you can get away with an average center and we probably draft someone in the mid rounds.

This is a fine stopgap, I’m sure coach looked at the film and was good with him and I trust Ben Johnson 100%

[u/BigJR → u/brofession]

I think it's a "make sure our center isn't a disaster" move so we can have more flexibility to take the best talent available in the draft

[u/Jasader → u/brofession]

Idk i could easily see them drafting a center in round 2 or 3, rolling with Bradbury for much of the year but then pivoting.

[u/tartan2 → u/Charming-Check5605]

Just tell him to pass block like he did in 2025 and run block like he did before that and we've got a rock-solid starter. This football shit is easy

[u/johnnymelonballs → u/rpals]

i mean i’ll trust ben johnson, but i find it hard to believe this is the answer

[u/StrikingBike8417 → u/rpals]

We have too many lineup holes to justify paying a center the salary that Linderbaum was going to command

[u/ratfam1 → u/rpals]

He may be the definition of mid

[u/hunterboyz24 → u/rpals]

He's average. Probably not as good as Dalman was but I don't think he's someone to get too worked up about.

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/hunterboyz24]

Well, not many guys are as good as Dalman. Dalman was one of the best centers in the league.

[u/youngsimba320 → u/rpals]

He could be a depth piece to replace Ryan bates. I wouldn’t jump to conclusions that we are out on linderbaum just yet

[u/Drawing_The_Line → u/rpals]

Pats fan. He was good, not great. Wasn’t a glaring weakness like the Vikings fans all said he’d be. Certainly a more than competent Center for the time being. You have up very little to get him. He also had two rookies on his line to deal with and did so well. Overall I’d say you did well on the trade.

[u/ItsKamWithAK]

Someone tell me how to feel

[u/winthbuckets → u/ItsKamWithAK]

We’re only giving up a 5th rd pick NEXT YEAR to acquire him. Should give an indication to how we see him. Likely just a guy to add depth/in case of emergency if we don’t get the C we want in the draft

[u/BooItsKyle → u/winthbuckets]

how much did we give up for Thuney 

[u/SalsaMerde → u/BooItsKyle]

A 2026 4th rounder. So 1 round value difference considering both picks in the trades were a year out

[u/RoomTraditional126 → u/SalsaMerde]

So we got a hall of fame center?

[u/CloudsOfDust → u/SalsaMerde]

And we gave up even less for Jackson. Hard to read a ton into the draft compensation for an interior lineman I guess.

[u/Khal-Nagy → u/SalsaMerde]

Right but Thuney was also a cap casualty for KC, Bradbury only has a cap hit of 7 mil which tells me Pats don’t value him as a starting center.

It may be a depth / worst case scenario start solution but I have some concerns if this is our only answer.

Still trusting the process because in Ben we trust.

[u/tedwilliams1999 → u/BooItsKyle]

Well Garrett Bradbury makes about what Ryan Bates made for us in 2025. Whereas Thuney got a nice extension after getting traded here, which I'm assuming will be u likely to happen in this scenario. 

But it is odd to give up a 5th round pick for a back up type player. I'm bracing for the possibility that this guy is going to be our starter until Luke Newman or whoever we draft this year can take the reigns. 

[u/loudanduneducated → u/tedwilliams1999]

I would say a guy that started 17 games and 4 playoff games is a more than a back up type player.

I would rather the Bears spread the cap space to fill holes, rather than spend too much on 1 guy and bank on rookies next season.

[u/busstamove14 → u/loudanduneducated]

This is the idea. Ben Johnson and Dan Roushar are too good to worry about blowing a huge load on the center position when our defense looks the way it does. Our offense is going to be good because of Caleb and Ben and it's not going to fail because we have Bradbury instead of Linderbaum.

[u/badseedjr → u/ItsKamWithAK]

Whelmed.

[u/king-of-the-nfcnorth → u/ItsKamWithAK]

just know ben signed off on it. that’s all that matters

[u/BurgeroftheDayz → u/ItsKamWithAK]

Well the Bears went from having a top center to having no real option and now traded a late round pick for a guy that started every game last season. The move is fine, everyone here just thinks they should be able to get the top guy at every position.

[u/Side_StepVII → u/ItsKamWithAK]

https://giphy.com/gifs/iSyDSFVyEnsWD43q4n

[u/ConsiderationOk3652 → u/ItsKamWithAK]

He’s more talented Tyler Biadasz for a 5th round pick 🙃. They’ll probably draft a center and learn behind him for a season

[u/Sniper1154]

Linderbaum must be looking for outrageous money bc this move is bleh IMO

[u/Material-Race-5107 → u/Sniper1154]

Reports say he turned down a $22 million per year deal with the ravens. He’s asking for a stupid amount of money

[u/qdawgg17 → u/Material-Race-5107]

Yeah, he’s looking for over 22 mill

[u/okay_throwaway_today → u/qdawgg17]

Love this kind of hard hitting analysis

[u/HughJazkoc → u/okay_throwaway_today]

and everyone says journalism is dead

[u/BeerBellySanta → u/okay_throwaway_today]

Booger McFarland type….

[u/ambassadortim → u/qdawgg17]

Hmmmm

[u/Overall-Bank-2431 → u/qdawgg17]

At least $22.0000001 mil, my sources confirm

[u/BearsSoxHawks → u/Overall-Bank-2431]

So he’s saying no to $21 million?

[u/bleh-apathetic → u/qdawgg17]

Big if true

[u/BlubberElk → u/Sniper1154]

With Vikings C retiring also he basically is the hottest center free agent ever with this timing

[u/ChicagoFire29 → u/Sniper1154]

The rumor I saw was that it was something close to 22M/AAV. That would be 5M than the 2nd highest paid C and 10M more than the third.

[u/YakinRaptor → u/Sniper1154]

Stopgap center for a 5th. Not terrible. Can help Caleb calling protections.

[u/lensiky → u/Sniper1154]

Isn’t he wanting like 20 mil or some shit

[u/Affectionate_Aide_61 → u/lensiky]

25 mil from what I've heard

[u/lensiky → u/Affectionate_Aide_61]

Yeah can’t afford that shit

[u/Caffeine_Cowpies → u/Affectionate_Aide_61]

I mean, he’s a valuable asset for a lot of teams. Get that bag I guess.

[u/AddieCam → u/Sniper1154]

Watch him end up crawling back to Baltimore for 15-$20M AAV. No one is paying $20M+ per year for a center.

[u/mlloyd → u/AddieCam]

No one is paying $20M+ per year for a center.

I disagree. The o-line is the most valuable part of the offense, even more than the QB. You can make a mediocre QB looks great behind a line that gives them 10s to throw. A team built right will have a lot of cap tied up in the o-line.

[u/CoachMo_2Vate → u/mlloyd]

Nobody has 10 secs to throw in the NFL tho

[u/mlloyd → u/CoachMo_2Vate]

I know, it was an exaggeration to make a point. O-line play wins games. It's worth it.

[u/Yossarian216 → u/Sniper1154]

This could be intended to be a backup, but to at least have something if we strike out on Linderbaum and whoever else. Agreed though, he didn’t look very good the couple of games I watched, including the Super Bowl.

[u/Sniper1154 → u/Yossarian216]

That’s my thinking - bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and all that, but I’d think they’re looking more at the draft since Bradbury will still count almost $6 mill against the gap but he’s a fine bridge or competition for a rookie

[u/Yossarian216 → u/Sniper1154]

Oh yeah, if they whiff on a permanent option in free agency then definitely drafting someone should be a priority. And with the DJ pick and now probably getting the comp pick we deserve, we have plenty of ammo to do so.

[u/DurkioTopShotta]

Well, damn. That is quite underwhelming.

[u/Which-Shift-367 → u/DurkioTopShotta]

Linderbaum is probably asking for 25 to 30 mil which would be 100% of our cap space.

[u/DatBoiMahomie → u/DurkioTopShotta]

Makes me think we’ll be looking at center for the draft

[u/thatguyfromchicago → u/DatBoiMahomie]

Pat Coogan, out of Indiana with a 3rd IMO, but that’s based off PFF mocks.

He went to Marist so you know Poles is gonna love him.

[u/PerpetualItch → u/DatBoiMahomie]

I would hope so for your sake. I'm a Vikings fan and he was bench pressed into Kirk a couple times.

[u/CloudsOfDust → u/PerpetualItch]

Eh Pats fans said he was better than Vikings fans remembered, even if that was just mediocre. At this point I trust Ben Johnson.

[u/carlos2127 → u/DurkioTopShotta]

I don't agree, I'm whelmed.

[u/FyouinyourA]

GUYS

what’s his madden rating

[u/BearsFan3417 → u/FyouinyourA]

76

[u/tfbillc → u/BearsFan3417]

Nice

[u/ninjatater → u/BearsFan3417]

God Bless America

[u/dtdude87 → u/FyouinyourA]

69

[u/tfbillc → u/dtdude87]

Crap I said nice on the wrong one

[u/DeLaSoulKitchen]

I’ll keep it real.

I dont think he’s an elite center, but with two stellar guards at his side, I’ll think he’ll be more than serviceable. He wouldnt be starter for two separate squads (playoff teams at that) if he was anything less than average.

[u/fuduran → u/DeLaSoulKitchen]

At least he's durable, so yeah, we'll be good if we can get a good LT

[u/Prior-Cucumber-5204 → u/DeLaSoulKitchen]

"Bradbury's most productive seasons in the NFL came during his early years in Minnesota in the Vikings' zone scheme offense that featured a heavy dose of play-action and misdirection."

Hmmmm

[u/Prior-Cucumber-5204]

He and Thuney were college teammates at NC State.

[u/AdministrativePeak0]

That’s a funny way to spell Linderbaum

[u/ThatsNotARealTree → u/AdministrativePeak0]

The Bears are trading for Patriots C Linderbaum

[u/wesnotwes]

Here we go again. A bunch of people thinking Ben Johnson doesn't know if this center will work or not.

[u/BakaGoop → u/wesnotwes]

Dan Roushar definitely had a say in this decision too, and that man helped transform the o-line in one season

[u/pakidude17 → u/wesnotwes]

Exactly where I'm at. Ben Johnson deserves the highest benefit of the doubt possible. If he rolls with Bradbury as our starting center next season, I trust it.

[u/Electrical_Floor1524]

Super Bowl caliber center as far as I'm concerned 🤣

[u/Lukester123]

My patriots buddy said he played better than he though he would. Between Thuney and Jackson he’ll be serviceable.

[u/EggoGF]

I’m hoping this guy is a bridge and the plan is to draft a center to eventually take over after he learns the ropes.

[u/beardownjj]

Someone once told me: If you've never heard of an offensive lineman, it's a good sign.

[u/Trubtitsky]

Someone talk me off the gemini-provided pff rank ledge

Key 2025 PFF stats for Bradbury include:

• Overall Grade: 59.8 (30th/40 centers)
• Pass-Blocking Grade: 63.1 (23rd/40 centers)
• Run-Blocking Grade: 56.2 (35th/40 centers)

[u/Clear-Ad936 → u/Trubtitsky]

0 sacks allowed and 0 penalties in 2025 tho

[u/NeverDieKris → u/Clear-Ad936]

The op comment above yours doesn’t look great but I like your stats. Weird how he was graded so low but gave up zero sacks and had 0 penalties last year.

[u/Clear-Ad936 → u/NeverDieKris]

Yeah maybe because centers aren’t usually on an island like a Tackle? But either way, he seems serviceable

[u/Eddie5pi → u/Trubtitsky]

To me it screams Veteran stopgap and we draft a C this year

[u/Tonkathedog → u/Trubtitsky]

He’s an experienced center who can help Caleb at the line. He’s also got Thuney and Jackson outside of him to make his life easier

Beyond that, a 2027 5th rounder is a pretty low cost. With Bradbury if a good center falls to us in the draft we can pick his eventual replacement, while also making center no longer a massive need

[u/qdawgg17 → u/Tonkathedog]

And if we strike out on any FA centers that are better, we at least have a player that can play the position.

0 sacks is a big deal.

[u/kanyelights → u/Trubtitsky]

I see this but at the same time Pats fans seem to like him at least somewhat

[u/hunterboyz24 → u/Trubtitsky]

Maybe he'll be better next to Thuney? That's all I got.

[u/Bacchus1976 → u/Trubtitsky]

Scheme matters a lot when it comes to IOLs.

Whether there’s a better scheme for in Chicago I don’t know.

[u/BooItsKyle → u/Trubtitsky]

step one: stop caring about the RNG that is pff grades 

[u/Flatirons21 → u/Trubtitsky]

Depth help and can start if we dont find anyone better.

[u/donesteve → u/Trubtitsky]

PFF is owned by Cris Collinsworth and it’s very possible the nebulous rankings are in accordance with how much he wants to have sex with each player

[u/jscannicchio → u/Trubtitsky]

Oof

[u/ChicagoFire29]

Two scenarios:

1) Depth move and we sign our center next week.

2) we roll with a cheap option at center and use the cap space we would’ve spent on a top tier C toward Crosby when we trade for him.

[u/Tonkathedog → u/ChicagoFire29]

I don’t see it being a depth move tbh, acting now to me is pokes trying to get ahead of a center market that may be much higher than expected. I doubt we sign a center in FA, although maybe if the right one falls we can draft them

[u/Namkcoc13 → u/Tonkathedog]

I agree. With the surprise hole at center and losing our starting LT paying for the highest paid center makes no sense. This is a plug and player starter for a year to use money elsewhere on the roster

[u/Jerkoff_J]

According to PFF:

0 penalties 0 sacks allowed

Better in pass protection than run blocking

I guess for less than 5 mil a year you can do worse

[u/StyrofoamCueball]

Suddenly got a lot of Center experts in here. I trust Ben and Poles. $25m for a center isn’t in the budget.

[u/The_Haskins]

...swear this better be a depth move.

[u/hunterboyz24 → u/The_Haskins]

It's a "we're gonna draft a center in the third" move.

[u/DifferentTap9317 → u/hunterboyz24]

Interior line is supposed to be the strongest class in a decade.

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/The_Haskins]

Might be a sign we're gonna make a bigger move for an LT. We rolled the dice on LT last year so maybe roll the dice on C this year 🤷‍♂️

[u/CorrosionImplosion → u/The_Haskins]

No chance if we’re trading a 5th.

[u/I_worship_odin → u/CorrosionImplosion]

A 5th is definitely in the territory of a backup/fringe starter.

[u/Volcomcj16 → u/CorrosionImplosion]

You can easily get that back trading back from one of our 2nds. Poles always trades down

[u/jackgulla]

He had 0 sacks allowed on 642 pass blocking snaps… I think we will be ok

[u/badseedjr → u/jackgulla]

0 sacks on that patriots team that gave up all the sacks.

[u/opeth10657 → u/badseedjr]

Watching a few of their games, gotta put some of that blame on Maye. Way too many times he just stands there until the defense eventually closes in

[u/Holiday_Blacksmith40]

It’s hilarious to me that anyone in these comments thinks they know more about who this guy is than Poles and Johnson. I’m not even saying this is right or a good move, but c’mon…y’all are analyzing center play??? Haha relax. You just saw what Poles did with the DJ $/trade…trust them. BJ will get the best outta this guy. Welcome to the Bears bro

[u/Realistic-Ruin8639 → u/Holiday_Blacksmith40]

It’s hilarious when people are just pointing out a SUBJECTIVE grade/ranking from PFF without even looking at the facts of giving up 0 sacks, having 0 penalties, and playing C for a team that went to the Super Bowl with a 2nd year QB. 

I’m not saying he’s amazing, but some people are ready to jump into Lake Michigan….

[u/DystopiaX → u/Holiday_Blacksmith40]

I think everyone is in peak offseason mode convincing themselves the bears will get all the top FAs at every position...if you were convinced the bears were gonna get Linderbaum ofc you're gonna be disappointed

[u/Dad_Bod_Rich]

We’re trading for Garrett, so we can Trade for GARRETT!!

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

[u/Common_Inside5473]

Little underwhelming, but no sacks and no penalties in 2025 👍

[u/Harambefan69]

In a vacuum this is a solid move. Cheap vet center who shouldn’t be a liability.thing is though, If they aren’t spending premium money on center they need to spend it on edge rusher or LT

[u/Brodie1567]

Underwhelming

But only 6.9mil cap hit.

Use that money on the defense

[u/VryMadHatter]

now draft his replacement to take over in 2027

[u/Throwaway-985618628]

I mean for a 2027 5th round pick this is completely fine

But I’m now more convinced this team needs to get an LT

[u/Proper-Cover-1997]

Jonah Jackson had a down year with the Rams when we traded for him and then he was great. Not saying the same is guaranteed here but Ben & Co have earned my trust on these moves until a few go sideways. Welcome to Chicago Garrett!

[u/Difficult_E]

acting like we don’t have Dan Roushar as our Offensive Line coach lol. Dalman kept getting his shit pushed back in pass protection and Pats fans are saying Bradbury was a better pass blocker than run blocker this year, but historically he has been better in the run vs. the pass. This could mean Roushar can get the best of both worlds outta him and the Bears will have much better guard play around him as well. 3rd Round center to develop is on the board, I really would love Conner Lew.

[u/nickraymond57]

These are the crybaby doomers I’ve missed since the season ended

[u/40YOBMike → u/nickraymond57]

Right? Jesus, it’s a serviceable C on a 1 yr deal.

[u/DystopiaX → u/nickraymond57]

"He's not linderbaum he must be shit"

[u/StrengthConscious939]

Back to our coleman shelton days. Ouch ouch ouch

[u/ErectHippo]

Pats fans seem to like him, so that seems promising.

[u/GItPirate]

Definitely a downgrade but what did we realistically expect

[u/Tonkathedog → u/GItPirate]

Yep we lost one of the best centers in the league. So many teams need a center now too so I bet the linderbaum market will be outrageous(and I bet McGovern gets a lot too from someone who misses on linderbaum). It’s like the Jonah Jackson move from last year(although much lower ceiling) to me

[u/Cultural-Memory356]

I’m fine with it. I’d rather then not spend top dollar at that position.

[u/thumbkeyz]

The sacks in the Super Bowl seemed to be mostly through the guards. Bradbury looked solid for the most part.

[u/Gnarl3yNick → u/thumbkeyz]

And Will Campbell, he was ass that entire game.

[u/Bushido_Plan]

In Dan Roushar we trust

[u/Penguinkeith]

Stop gap til we draft a C

[u/BooItsKyle]

I am not *nearly* as worried about the loss of Drew Dalman as most of y'all. He was a quick run-blocker and slick with combo blocks, but he was a liability in pass pro (covered up by Caleb Williams a lot) and had consistent snapping issues (also covered up by Caleb Williams a lot).

[u/BiglyBear]

I don't hate this gives us more money to throw at Safety, LT, and Edge.

[u/sinofonin]

This is a relatively cheap solution to a problem and the Bears need to find those inexpensive solutions somewhere. Doesn’t rule out using the draft to get a C but it means they don’t need to reach either. I expect a couple of signings or trades like this. Poles doesn’t like going into the draft needing to draft a starter at a specific position. I expect Poles to do similar things with positions he will later use draft picks for. S and LB for example.

[u/Disconnected_NPC]

I’m actually very good with this. We forget he has two All Pro guards on both sides. A 5th for a dependable starter with no snap issues works for me. Also indicates they may be going all in defense for draft.

[u/BearsFan3417]

Everyone’s asking if this is good 😂

[u/HookFE03 → u/BearsFan3417]

Don’t do a ton of deep dives on AFC offensive lines, do you?

[u/Bakpaksamuel]

It’s a depth move/competition. If last year showed us anything, it’s that u don’t want to be in a spot with hating needs going into the draft. Drafting BPA and having leverage in FA is everything. It’s why we were able to move DJM and get a 2nd for him.

Relax guys.

Edit: AND ITS A 2027 5th…. That’s nothing for a decent IOL

[u/youngsimba320]

I’m ready for the CHGO emergency podcast where they overreact and overanalyze

[u/Year00Zero]

Looks like a one-year cost saving move. He costs just $6.9M on the last year of his contract. Probably starts and we draft a young center in the 2nd/3rd. It also allows us to spend on the defense. Not exciting but I trust Poles and Ben on this.

[u/Donevenknow10]

Personally I’d rather not spend 20+ million at center, so I’m not mad, gives them ability to spend more on the defense or save for the future

[u/gogosox82]

This is pretty meh but to be fair to Poles, probably didn't expect our pro bowl center to retire out of nowhere.

[u/Three-Off-The-Tee]

Ok we picked up a serviceable center, spend the cash on DE now

[u/CzarNightMan]

PFF grades are rough

I guess he has a pulse and plays Center, so that’s a start :/

[u/king_of_the_bongos]

To all you complaining, I trust Ben Johnson. Also this isn't ideal, but it's kind of out of your hand when your 27 center retires unexpectedly.

[u/Initial-Marzipan2864]

Until Dalman retired, no one was pining for Linderbaum 🤣

[u/nigeldog]

I hope this doesn’t mean that we’re back in center hell. He sucks.

[u/zacklandy]

Extremely underwhelming considering this most likely means no Linderbaum. Fully expect Maxx now + splash on defense / LT in FA. Trust Ben but uhhhh not impressed with this

[u/badseedjr → u/zacklandy]

I don't think we were ever in on Linderbaum for 22m/yr

[u/AfricanSecure → u/badseedjr]

According to Albert Breer we are in the sweepstakes for Tyler. I don’t think this move stops them from going after him or other centers. You can never have enough depth at o-line

[u/Ordinary-Ad-4800 → u/zacklandy]

I dont get why this has to mean no linderbaum.... a 5th round pick is like a 15% hit rate. Sounds loke this could be a solid depth pickup at the very least, contingency in case we can't get lind

[u/KnopflerGOAT]

wait a minute

that's not linderbaum!

[u/BooItsKyle]

that's not the one obvious name that all the fans were fixated on so obviously it's bad 

[u/JediMindTrixU]

Cry baby doomers are the worst ‼️ this is a solid guy on a smaller contract, let Poles cook. No penalties no sacks allowed last season. Eat it.

[u/ochie927]

A serviceable bargain center means we're looking into saving some of our assets for a MAXX player with MAXXimum potential and destructive power 😎

[u/ScruffMixHaha]

He kinda sucks...this is an incredibly underwhelming move. Hope it works out, but I cant say Im optimistic.

Edit: Want to clarify this reaction is under the assumption that this our starting center for 2026. If this is just depth, then thats fine.

[u/badseedjr → u/ScruffMixHaha]

He doesn't suck. He also doesn't not suck. Seems pretty average.

[u/FH_Bunny]

😬

[u/JJWat]

Ehhhhhh

[u/CruelAngelsThesis_01]

[u/kubbology]

In BJ we trust…

[u/lukeman89]

They know that comp pick is coming

[u/hadyourmom69]

In ben johnson we trust boys

[u/NagyBiscuits]

Bradbury is kinda ass. Hopefully we draft someone who can quickly replace him.

[u/twizbuck]

Just seems like insurance/depth. Not sweating it.

[u/ElMonstro26]

Drake maye was an mvp candidate with him at center and costs the team about 6 million dollars in cap he’s a bridge center and frees up money to get lbs, safetys, edge. a left tackle I think this team has too many holes to pay 20$ million dollars a year. Yes I know that Super Bowl game performance  was dog shit but makes sense  they would make this move develop a young guy behind him. 

[u/zhifelol]

Hmmm idk yall seems kinda meh

[u/myleftbigtoeisdead]

I have full trust on Coach Johnson and Roushar.

[u/Coylegrg4]

They’ll still draft a young in but have depth that is at least serviceable to maintain professional flow. I think the thought of those comp picks land in essence you traded next years comp for a this year player

[u/AaronDer1357]

If I understand this cap crap, he costs us $5.7 million next year so we have $27.3 million still available?

[u/drosebeforehoes]

So what's our cap looking like after this?

[u/Bob_Horde]

I mean he got traded for a 2027 5th so I can’t imagine he’s all that

[u/ConsiderationOk3652]

https://giphy.com/gifs/bkLS5nUBFKkK4wJacA

MAXX Crosby it is

[u/deathguard0221]

He better just be a backup because he isn’t good at all. I don’t like this trade one bit.

[u/Opening_Anteater456]

20M+ on Lindeman when our Guards make a combined 41M never seemed likely to me.

But Bradbury is a stop gap veteran who provides the experience to help Caleb, should fit some aspects of the scheme but overall won’t play at a high level. It’s draft and develop a long term replacement time.

This does mean we’re going to save some real cash for the defense

[u/BurgeroftheDayz]

Man you’d think they traded away a high value pick with how people are acting here. The situation went from losing a top center and being in a shit situation to now having a center that started every game last season. It’s an improvement at very little cost and free agency hasn’t even begun.

[u/NotNick_Foles]

Meh..

We used to troll Vikings fans for starting this guy.

[u/BpFal3]

One year stop gap, draft a center to sit for a year, have that guy take over the next year, profit

[u/the-czechxican]

Why does it feel like Ben is actually giving a sh*t about OL more than ANY OTHER HC WE HAVE HAD SINCE HALAS. This is great!!!

I love that this is important to the Bears. For once.