The Chicago Bears are counting on all of their edge rushers to step up to the next level in 2025. Odds are, not all of them will.

It's a gamble for Dennis Allen's defense that needs Montez Sweat and Dayo Odeyingbo to make more high impact plays this season. A veteran free agent backup is still needed.

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The Chicago Bears have been testing out the positional flexibility of Kyler Gordon, Gervon Dexter and Ruben Hyppolite to see where their future roles could be in Dennis Allen's defense.

It could give Ryan Poles more options when other key players depart in the future.

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Ben Johnson made it clear that Colston Loveland and Luther Burden are missing key developmental time with their injuries this offseason.

That could slow down what they're able to do in their rookie seasons, making Cole Kmet and D.J. Moore that much more important for the Chicago Bears.

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