The Chicago Bears exited the 2025 NFL Draft with a clear need remaining at running back. While the franchise could turn back to the free agent market, many of the top options come with injury concerns. Instead, the Bears could see if any top running backs are still available on the trade market.
Chicago’s options will only expand when teams begin cutting down their rosters. Veterans will lose jobs to rookies, meaning the free agent market will once again be stocked with potential talent. However, if the Bears want to make a real splash, a trade gives the team a potent runner brimming with potential who may just need a change of scenery to pop.
One option in that scenario has been New York Jets running back Breece Hall. The Bears had been connected to a potential trade earlier in the offseason. However, with the draft now coming and going, and with the Jets not selecting a running back, it seems unlikely that a Hall to the Bears trade would actually come to fruition, via Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune.
“I don’t see how moving Hall after the draft makes sense for the New York Jets or makes them better,” Biggs wrote. “Had they chosen a running back high in the draft, maybe something could have materialized, but they didn’t. They chose right tackle Armand Membou at No. 7 and are looking to have a sturdy running game featuring Hall and quarterback Justin Fields.”
“Hall has been good for the Jets but has yet to have a 1,000-yard season in three years,” Biggs continued. “I’m skeptical they would make him available at this point, and with Hall entering the final year of his contract, the Jets would be selling him for pennies on the dollar if they did.”