After the Bears traded away linebacker Roquan Smith at the trade deadline last season, they had one of the worst linebacker units in the NFL for the second half of the season. That's why they signed Bills' Tremaine Edmunds to a four-year, $72 million contract in March. If the Bears take a step forward on defense, Edmunds will be a big reason why. He was the marquee signing in free agency, and he's expected to be a marquee talent when he takes the field.
What makes one player more important than another? That's subjective, of course. But for our purposes it comes down to this: Are the Bears worse off if this player can't play? Does this player have untapped potential or past greatness to live up to? Is his story going to be one fans follow closely this season?
Edmunds comes to Chicago after five seasons with the Buffalo Bills. He was in the same 2018 draft class as Smith, and the two of them were the first two linebackers selected that year. The Bears took Smith at eighth overall, while the Bills landed Edmunds at 16th overall. Edmunds went to back-to-back Pro Bowls in 2019 and 2020, something Smith didn't achieve until last season when he wore a Ravens uniform. In Buffalo, Edmunds emerged as an elite coverage linebacker with his 6-foot-5 frame.
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