These 5 NFL teams had the worst offseasons in 2020

2. Chicago Bears

We’re now entering the cream of the crop in terms of bad offseasons in the NFL. The Chicago Bears made a series of baffling decisions in free agency in the draft that don’t make a ton of sense in the short or long term view.

After Mitchell Trubisky had a bad year it was clear the Bears needed an insurance plan at the position. Instead of waiting to see guys like Cam Newton or Andy Dalton get cut, the Bears traded for Nick Foles’ massive contract, taking the perfect backup instead of waiting a bit longer for a swing on an upside play.

Chicago also threw money around stupidly, signing Jimmy Graham to a two-year deal and handing him a no-trade clause while giving Robert Quinn a five-year, $70 million deal that could start to look bad after two seasons. The insanity continued in the draft when the Bears used their top pick to select the team’s 10th tight end, Cole Kmet.

The cherry on top of this bad offseason came when the Bears declined their fifth-year option on Trubisky, a clear admission of failure after they traded up to take him ahead of Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. That decision will haunt the Bears for a long time and their actions this offseason certainly didn’t help make things better.