The Bears enter the NFL combine with plenty of cap space and draft capital. Discussing their options in a pre-combine mailbag.

Kansas City's GM Brett Veach at the combine displayed optimism about getting a contract done with guard Trey Smith, which has to be the last thing the Bears would want to hear.

ESPN’s Matt Bowen ranked the National Football League’s Top 50 potential unrestricted free agents. This week, it was time to place these 50 players

There will be no tag for guard Trey Smith according to The Athletic, and the Bears will be free to try and outbid some other teams with more cap space.

An ESPN tweet suggested the possibility Trey Smith would be tagged but the Bears need to be ready for that or for losing out on a bidding war for the guard.

Trey Smith has been frequently linked to the Chicago Bears as a potential top target in 2025 NFL free agency over the past few months of the offseason. The 25-year-old right guard is coming off a strong season for the Kansas City Chiefs in which he allowed zero sacks on more than 700 pass-blocking snaps and further established his reputation as a physically imposing run-blocker.

It sure seems like the Vikings are ready to begin the J.J. McCarthy era after he missed his rookie season due to meniscus surgery. They’re also slated to lose both their starting right guard, Dalton Risner, and starting center, Dan Feeney, who are unrestricted free agents.

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Smith, 25, is the best offensive lineman without a contract for 2025, something the Kansas City Chiefs are hoping to do something about. On Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach was asked about how high a priority Smith was for the three-time defending AFC champions. Veach didn’t mince words.

The Kansas City Chiefs have invested a lot in their offensive line. They've made three different linemen among the highest-paid players at their respective positions, with Joe Thuney, Creed Humphrey and Jawaan Taylor checking in near the top of the charts for guards,

There are legitimate tag candidates such as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins or Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland, but what about Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Trey Smith? The former sixth-round pick could reset the offensive guard market this offseason,