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Last season, first-year head coach Ben Johnson turned his innovative offense over to Caleb Williams, leading the Chicago Bears to their best season since 2018 and their first playoff victory since 2010. While the Bears had a top-10 offense, they had a bottom-line defense, ranking 23rd in points.

One area in which he struggled was getting to the quarterback. Chicago’s defense only had 35 sacks last season, and 10 of those came from Montez Sweat. The Bears did not draft any edge rushers, but they did add a defensive tackle in the sixth round after signing Neville Gallimore, Kentavious Street and James Lynch in free agency. No one is projected to start.

After Chicago’s struggles last season, it’s no surprise that some skeptics are wondering if the Bears have done enough to overcome a glaring weakness. Still, there may still be a solution available in free agency.

recently, Sports IllustratedAlbert Breer predicted that the Bears would sign longtime New Orleans Saints defender Cameron Jordan.

Jordan will turn 37 in July, but the eight-time Pro Bowler was still extremely effective in his 15th season, recording 10.5 sacks. This was the seventh time Jordan recorded double-digit sacks in a season.

Still unsigned, Jordan enters the 2026 season ranking second on the NFL’s all-time sack leaders list with 132 (17th on the ‘official list’). He is 6.5 sacks behind 37-year-old Von Miller, who is also unsigned but is 13th on the career sacks list.

Even if the Bears don’t trust Jordan for a starting role, it’s clear he still has something to offer. Still, after appearing in 242 of 243 games, there’s no reason to believe Jordan isn’t ready to resume playing all 17 games, which he has done the past three seasons.

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Arne Slot stands ‘on the brink’ of the sack at Liverpool, and Xabi Alonso is waiting to replace him.

BILD reports this Liverpool’s 10th league defeat of the season, defeat to Brighton at the weekend, has sealed the fate of the slot at Anfield.

He will go in the summer, And Liverpool have avoided immediate dismissal only because their Champions League rivals have also dropped points.

Big change for Liverpool

According to the German newspaper, a major change is being made at Liverpool this summer. Despite having a contract until 2027, Mohamed Salah is leaving. His exit was announced yesterday.

His departure is being seen as an opportunity for Liverpool to give new manager Alonso a chance ‘A real fresh start’.

Liverpool have maintained contact with Alonso as the slot struggles this season. The Dutch coach is under pressure after a poor title defense despite a €500m investment last summer.

He failed to form a cohesive team with stars such as Florian Wirtz, who were assigned to him. That’s why Alonso is expected to arrive this summer.

edwards always wanted alonso

Michael Edwards wanted to sign him in the spring of 2024. Alonso refused at the time. He was heading towards a first league title with Bayer Leverkusen in an undefeated season and did not want to move on.

But Edwards never lost touch, even when Liverpool won the title under the slot last season. Alonso’s agent, Iñaki Ibáñez (61), recently confirmed concrete offers for the former midfielder.

Now, according to information from BILD, Alonso is ready for Liverpool. If they make him a solid offer, he will accept, provided its conditions are met.

This concerns his impact on squad planning. Despite his opinions being ignored, he agreed to join Real Madrid last year. This included signing a center forward and a midfielder and adding them to the club’s squad for the Club World Cup.

A 4–0 defeat to PSG in that tournament meant he began his career at the Bernabeu under pressure from which he never recovered. He wants to avoid this at Liverpool, so a involvement this season is out of the question.

liverpool is chasing intensely

Liverpool have been ‘pursuing him intensely’ since January. Those in charge at Anfield see his appointment as the best possible way to field a top-class squad firing on all cylinders. Wirtz’s development at Leverkusen is certainly not being ignored. Hopefully he can give the 22-year-old and Liverpool the boost they need.

Meanwhile, Alonso believes he can ‘coach more than that’ at Real Madrid again. This is his strength and he wants to return there.

It seems that Liverpool are ready to offer him this. The future of the slot, at least according to BILD, has already been decided. He will leave in the summer, and Alonso will eventually arrive.