Overview
- NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported trade discussions involving Dexter on Tuesday, Aug. 25, saying there are “multiple scenarios” that could send him to another team.
- Dexter is 24, a 2023 second-round pick who started all 17 games in 2025 and posted a career-high six sacks and 44 tackles last season.
- Trading Dexter would free only modest 2026 cap space—about $1.67 million—while creating roughly $472,000 in dead money, so the likely motive is acquiring draft capital.
- Chicago has added interior linemen this offseason (Neville Gallimore, Kentavius Street) and drafted Jordan van den Berg, whom head coach Ben Johnson says is "firmly in the mix" to absorb a larger role if Dexter is moved.
- No trade has been completed as of the latest reports and teams will watch the Bears’ roster decisions before the 53-man cuts and the Sept. 13 opener for signs of whether Chicago will move Dexter or keep him through the season.