A rare trade clause could stop the Bears' potential pursuit of Haason Reddick

With trade season around the NFL in full swing, the question is whether the Chicago Bears will do anything to improve their team before the November 5th deadline. Two main areas of concern moving forward are still a solidified pass rusher opposite Montez Sweat and improvements on the offensive line.

In order to play meaningful games late in the season, the team will have to address the trenches, and while former Bears defensive end Roy Robertson-Harris was traded from Jacksonville to Seattle this week, the headlines centered around big-name wides Receivers in their new homes. Former Packers and Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams was reunited with his former quarterback Aaron Rodgers when he was traded from Vegas to the New York Jets, and former Raiders, Cowboys and Browns receiver Amari Cooper was traded to Buffalo sent.

One of the biggest names in trade rumors is defensive end Haason Reddick, a pass-rushing specialist, but there may be little to no optimism about him becoming a member of the Bears.

Last season, the Bears completed a deal to acquire Sweat from the Washington Commanders, sending a 2024 second-round pick in exchange for the star defensive end, and in return he compiled six sacks for the Bears and was named the Pro 2024 bowl name and is one of seven players to have five or more sacks in each of the last five seasons.

Before the start of the season, Reddick was traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Jets in exchange for a conditional 2026 third-round pick. The initial terms were: If Reddick played 67.5% of the snaps for the Jets or had 10 sacks, the pick would become a second-round pick.

Another clause considered rare in a trade: The Jets would also be willing to send the Eagles a second-round pick if the Jets traded Reddick to another team in the NFC. After wanting a new contract and not getting it, Reddick was traded to the Jets, but never received that new contract after the trade. He was on the sidelines for the entire 2024 season, was recently released by his agency, and then hired Drew Rosenhaus as a representative in hopes of finding a solution for his 2024 season.

There's no denying how talented Reddick is as a pass rusher and what he can bring to the Bears' defense. However, the Jets may be thinking long and hard about trading him to an NFC team and losing a second-round pick, and the receiving team will have to think about the terms of a deal, when they might get Reddick on the field, and what he's in could bring the changing room. The talent is there, but the constraints and circumstances make it pretty difficult to believe he will be a Chicago Bear this season.

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