Overview
- Bleacher Report's Alex Kay predicts Chicago will pursue Jaguars running back Travis Etienne in March free agency on a four-year, $34 million contract.
- The scenario remains a projection rather than a report of negotiations, with Sporting News and Heavy repeating the analysis and noting Etienne's pending free-agent status.
- Etienne rebounded in 2025 to his third 1,000-yard rushing season and a career-high 13 total touchdowns, including 35 receptions for 286 yards and six scores.
- Under first-year coach Ben Johnson, the 11-5 Bears won the NFC North, ranked No. 3 in rushing, and fielded a Pro Football Focus No. 2 offensive line.
- Chicago could create space by moving on from D’Andre Swift, who carries roughly $7.5 million in potential cap savings, while Jacksonville has rookie backs that analysts say could lessen its incentive to re-sign Etienne.