The Chicago Bears are surrounded by a litany of trade rumors right now. It feels like anything can happen at any moment. Fans got a taste of that on Wednesday when David Montgomery lit off a bit of a firestorm on Twitter. He declared playing in Chicago has been fun and he met some great people. The total randomness of that statement was puzzling at first and it's hard not to read into it a little deeper.
Now the initial hope is Montgomery just used improper wording on the tweet. He wanted to thank Chicago for another fun year and he's ready to go after again. However, anybody who understands the offseason knows that nobody is safe. Anybody can be traded at any given time. With the Bears in a frantic hunt to find a franchise quarterback, they've been connected to trade rumors for weeks.
Now in terms of actual value? Montgomery has plenty. He's entering the third year of his rookie contract, so he's cheap. He is only 23-years old and is coming off his first 1,000-yard rushing season. For a running back, this is typically when their value is peaking. So it wouldn't be a huge shock that the Bears might be receiving interest for him.
The question is from who? Recently they've been connected to the ongoing Carson Wentz trade talks. Could they be using Montgomery as added bait to interest the Philadelphia Eagles? That seems somewhat unusual. After all, they already have Miles Sanders who had 867 yards in 12 games last season and was drafted the same year as Montgomery. They don't have a major need at running back.
Then again with the prospect of losing their quarterback and reconfiguring the offense around Jalen Hurts, the idea of loading the backfield with good runners would at least make some sense. Or it could be another team that is involved altogether.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8_lL4YHm8&ab_channel=ChicagoBears
Could they be using Montgomery to further that goal?
Now in terms of actual value? Montgomery has plenty. He's entering the third year of his rookie contract, so he's cheap. He is only 23-years old and is coming off his first 1,000-yard rushing season. For a running back, this is typically when their value is peaking. So it wouldn't be a huge shock that the Bears might be receiving interest for him.
The question is from who? Recently they've been connected to the ongoing Carson Wentz trade talks. Could they be using Montgomery as added bait to interest the Philadelphia Eagles? That seems somewhat unusual. After all, they already have Miles Sanders who had 867 yards in 12 games last season and was drafted the same year as Montgomery. They don't have a major need at running back.
Then again with the prospect of losing their quarterback and reconfiguring the offense around Jalen Hurts, the idea of loading the backfield with good runners would at least make some sense. Or it could be another team that is involved altogether.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v8_lL4YHm8&ab_channel=ChicagoBears
