Moore, Swift, Santos, and the D

Thoughts on the futures of a few Bears and where Ryan Poles and Co. should begin the retooling of the defense.

January 29, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

It’s been a weird week. The Super Bowl is set. The Senior Bowl is this weekend. And yet, I still haven’t really entered “offseason” mode as a writer who covers the Chicago Bears.

Chicago playing meaningful football into mid-January has thrown off my internal clock. Heck, I didn’t even realize the Senior Bowl was this week until Luis Medina brought it up in our weekly meeting on Tuesday.

That said, I’ve got to start fleshing out my Bears thoughts. I’m going to dump some here today, and hope that helps me recalibrate my internal clock. Let’s start with DJ Moore, who, like me, isn’t used to being a part of meaningful football this late into January.

I don’t see a DJ Moore trade making much sense for the Bears …

Bears Bits: DJ Moore, D’Andre Swift, Cairo Santos, and the Defensive Retool Project

Thoughts on the futures of DJ Moore, D'Andre Swift, Cairo Santos, and where the Bears should begin their retool on the defensive side of the ball.

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