Bears Trade Pitch Flips No. 9 for 1st & 2nd-Round Picks, $12.5 Million Edge

he Chicago Bears face one of the more interesting decisions of draft day in what to do with the No. 9 overall pick.

So much depends on which players are available in that spot — both based on who the Bears might select, or which teams might be hungry to trade with them and for how much. On Thursday, April 18, Bill Barnwell of ESPN explored perhaps the most likely and certainly the most conservative outcome amid the multiple possibilities of early fireworks surrounding the 9th pick in question.

Barnwell proposed a deal in which Chicago fips that selection to the New Orleans Saints in return for a first-rounder (No. 14), a second-rounder (No. 45) and edge rusher Payton Turner.

While we’ve rightfully focused plenty of attention on the Bears landing two top-10 picks in this draft, they don’t have much in the coffers after those two early picks. After trading for Montez Sweat and Keenan Allen over the past few months, Chicago has one pick on Day 2 and one pick on Day 3. It could look to trade down from here to get an extra selection or two.

The Bears would add another premium pick to the mix for their defense while taking a flier on Turner, a 2021 first-rounder who has played just 15 games over three seasons because of injuries. They could also be in the market for a tackle themselves, as mentioned above, but if Chicago wants to move forward with Braxton Jones on the left side, this would be a way to replenish some of its missing draft capital. (It could also use the No. 14 pick on a tackle.)