{"id":114212,"date":"2024-04-21T16:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T16:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=114212"},"modified":"2024-04-21T16:48:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T16:48:41","slug":"bears-veteran-ol-could-be-trade-chip-insider-says-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/bears-veteran-ol-could-be-trade-chip-insider-says-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Veteran OL Could Be Trade Chip, Insider Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1880560596-e1713703888461.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Ryan Poles\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"176\" data-img-load-time=\"655\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Larry Borom\u00a0has been with the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0for the last three years, but he may find himself on a different team at the start of the 2024 regular season.<\/p>\n<p>In his April 17 Q&amp;A column,\u00a0Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, who is one of the most knowledgeable insiders covering the Bears, was asked specifically about Borom and his future in the Windy City. His response was telling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could become crowded if the Bears draft a tackle. If Borom doesn\u2019t figure in the team\u2019s plans, the best-case scenario would be finding a trade partner,\u201d Biggs wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis salary might make that a little challenging, but if another team likes him, Borom has ample experience with 39 games played and 23 starts. Maybe the Bears could flip him for a late-round pick or involve him in some type of pick swap.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A Closer Look at Bears OL Larry Borom\u2019s Salary, Trade Value<\/h2>\n<p>A fifth-round pick out of Missouri for Chicago in 2021, Borom has played in 39 games and started 23 over his three seasons with the team. He was a selection of erstwhile general manager Ryan Pace, though, and current GM Ryan Poles isn\u2019t as attached to him.<\/p>\n<p>Borom being on the field as much as he has been over the last three years has resulted in a $2 million pay increase for the 2024 season, which Biggs believes could influence whether Chicago keeps him or not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBorom got enough playing time in his first three seasons to hit the escalator in his rookie contract that boosts his base salary to $3.116 million, and that might be more than the Bears want to pay him, especially when you consider they signed Jake Curhan for $1.055 million on a one-year deal,\u201d Biggs noted, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurhan will have to win the job as the swing offensive tackle, and who knows what that competition looks like right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Borom and Curhan aren\u2019t the only noteworthy options at swing tackle for Chicago, however.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A Look at the Bears\u2019 Current Swing Tackle Options<\/h2>\n<div id=\"78c2e1f947842c7c57b15ad149bdc20d\">\n<article>The Bears are signing veteran OL Matt Pryor to a one-year deal, a source tells me and\u00a0@kfishbain. He spent last season with the 49ers and overlapped with Matt Eberflus with the Colts in 2021.<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to Curhan and Borom, the Bears also signed veteran\u00a0offensive lineman Matt Pryor, who should also compete for the starting swing tackle position. Pryor, 29, has played in 75 games over his five seasons in the NFL, starting 24. He\u2019s familiar with Bears head coach Matt Eberflus, as the two were with the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0during the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>Curhan also has ties to the Bears\u2019 staff after playing with offensive coordinator Shane Waldron in\u00a0Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>That could leave Borom as the odd man out. Still, considering his experience and ability to play multiple positions on the line, Borom may stick around, at least for the 2024 season. Beyond that, his future with the team is probably non-existent.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old offensive lineman has played 1,012 snaps at right tackle, 493 snaps at left tackle and over 60 snaps at both guard positions combined (stats via PFF). That versatility should serve him well, whether he says in Chicago or lands elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBorom also has the flexibility to play inside at guard. But he\u2019d be a guy to keep an eye on in training camp, and if he performs well, the salary wouldn\u2019t make keeping him prohibitive,\u201d Biggs added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0General manager Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears. Larry Borom\u00a0has been with the\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0for the last three years, but he may find himself on a different team&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":114213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114212"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114215,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114212\/revisions\/114215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}