The Chicago Bears could lose a starting wide receiver before the 2025 season.
Neither of the three main wideouts for the Bears have reached 1,000 receiving yards this season. Unless DJ Moore adds 120 yards against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Chicago won’t have a 1,000-yard pass catcher in Caleb Williams’ rookie season.
The Bears had Moore on the roster before the 2023 season, but Chicago’s front office added two receivers in the 2024 offseason to aid in Williams’ development. General manager Ryan Poles drafted Rome Odunze with the No. 9 pick and traded a fourth-round pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for Keenan Allen.
Allen entered 2024 in the final year of his contract. The former California Golden Bears standout has recorded 67 receptions for 719 yards and seven touchdowns through Chicago’s first 16 games.
Chicago Bears WR might be done with the league
Per Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times, Allen said he’d play with the Bears, the Chargers, or the Los Angeles Rams “if” he plays in the league in 2025.
“If Keenan Allen plays again next year, he said Friday will be in either Los Angeles or Chicago,” Finley wrote. “The receiver, who will become a free agent after Sunday’s game, kept his family back at their home in Southern California after the Bears traded for him in March. He said Friday he’d be open to playing for either the Chargers or Rams next year; if he decides to sign a new deal with the Bears, Allen said he’d at least consider moving his family to the Chicago area.”
Keenan Allen wants a head coach with experience
Allen, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, plans to discuss his future with his wife and children. His entire football career from college through the pros has been based in California until he was traded to Chicago.
Allen said that who the Bears hire as their next head coach will factor into his decision to re-sign with the Bears. He would prefer a head coach with experience. He might not return if someone like Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson takes the job, which could be telling on how veterans in the locker room feel about the coaching search.
Finley didn’t mention the word “retire” in his report. So it’s not entirely clear if the 32-year-old receiver is contemplating ending his career or would take a break if he doesn’t join one of his preferred destinations.
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