Overview
- Chicago Tribune reporting, citing two sources, says the Bears are strongly considering moving All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney to left tackle against Los Angeles.
- If Thuney moves outside, Jordan McFadden or rookie Luke Newman are the leading internal options to start at left guard.
- Rookie left tackle Ozzy Trapilo is out for the season with a patellar injury suffered in the wild-card win, and Braxton Jones was activated from injured reserve but may not start.
- Thuney played left tackle for the Chiefs late last season and through three playoff games, including the Super Bowl, providing recent precedent for the switch.
- The Rams bring a high-pressure front led by Jared Verse, Byron Young and Kobie Turner, and Chicago’s rebuilt interior line—key to a 13-sack season and a top-three rushing attack—faces a consequential shuffle.