The Chicago Bears have now traded for two offensive guards in the same amount of days. After sending the Los Angeles Rams a sixth-round pick for Jonah Jackson on Tuesday, the Bears swung a deal for Kansas City Chiefs offensive guard Joe Thuney on Wednesday. According to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones, the Bears are sending the Chiefs a 2026 fourth-round pick for the four-time All-Pro.
Thuney signed a five-year deal with the Chiefs in 2021 after five seasons with the New England Patriots. He won two Super Bowls in New England, and two with Kansas City. The 32-year-old held down the left guard spot for Kansas City, but was forced to play a career-high 218 regular-season snaps at left tackle in 2024 after the Chiefs’ other in-house options such as Kingsley Suamataia, Wanya Morris and D.J. Humphries failed to lock down the job.
Thuney will move back inside when he joins Chicago’s revamped offensive line. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked 68 times in his rookie season, which led the NFL and was tied for the third-most sacks taken all time. Now, with more protection in front of him, Williams will be able to develop properly.
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