Bears Named Favorites to Land $20 Million Superstar in Trade

Well, the Chicago Bears seem to have crossed over into the wildly speculative period of the 2025 NFL offseason several weeks earlier than expected.

Somehow, according to Bovada Sportsbook, the Bears are currently among the betting favorites to trade for New York Jets superstar wide receiver Garrett Wilson during the 2025 offseason. The Kansas City Chiefs (+300) are getting the best odds to trade for Wilson, while the Houston Texans and Bears are tied with the second-best odds (+500).

Wilson incidentally spawned trade rumors about his future following the Jets’ practice on December 19. A reporter asked him in the locker room whether he would want to stay with the Jets if the team approached him with a long-term contract offer and the 2022 NFL Offensive Rooke of the Year did not respond with any certainty about it.

“Uh, I don’t know, man,” Wilson said Thursday. “I just do whatever, go about my day, be where my feet at. And if they do [offer me an extension], that would be a blessing. That would be awesome. I love the Jets. At the end of the day, they were the ones that believed in me, but I can’t be worrying about all. Just going to finish these three games the right way, but I don’t know, man. I can’t be looking into all that right now.”

dds Be Damned; Garrett Wilson Trade Makes No Sense

Wilson has endured three consecutive losing seasons with the Jets since they took him at No. 10 overall in the 2022 NFL draft and has seemed frustrated throughout the 2024 season as his team has flopped to a 4-10 record. Wilson’s $20.5 million rookie contract, however, runs through the end of the 2025 season with a fifth-year option available in 2026, making it unlikely the team will look to trade him unless he makes a demand.

Even if the Jets changed their minds and decided to seek out trade partners for their star wide receiver, though, the Bears seem unlikely to even call about his availability.

The Bears might pursue more receiving talent during the 2025 offseason, but they have little reason to spend big on a starting wide receiver or invest a high-end draft pick into one for two big reasons. For one, they just signed star D.J. Moore to a four-year, $110 million extension in August. They also invested a top-10 pick into rookie wideout Rome Odunze du