The Chicago Bears had one objective above all when the off-season began. They had to fix the offensive line. Allowing 68 sacks and ranking 25th in rushing illustrated how bad things were up front. New head coach Ben Johnson couldn’t hope to roll out his well-known offense until he had the blockers necessary to execute it. So he and GM Ryan Poles crafted a plan to find them. The first move in Johnson’s mind was the most obvious. They called the Los Angeles Rams and worked out a deal for guard Jonah Jackson. Chicago flipped them a 6th round pick for his services.
It wasn’t hard to see why the Bears did it. Jackson worked with Johnson for three years in Detroit, making the Pro Bowl in 2021. The head coach likely felt that kind of talent would make things better immediately. However, the 28-year-old guard believes there was a
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