During Nfl Scouting combines, the Rams of Los Angeles gave Jonah Jackson Authorization to request a business And it didn’t take a long time to be concluded. According to in espnThe Rams exchange the guardian of the offensive to the Bears of Chicago in exchange for a 2025 NFL draft take.
Jackson will leave Los Angeles after a single season with the team. The 28 -year -old signed a $ 51 million contract over three years with the RAMs in March 2024, but he did not see a lot of time on the field during his only season in Los Angeles. Jackson was dealing with a shoulder injury at the start of the season, but he didn’t play much when he returned because the Rams put him in the bench.
He was originally signed to be the left guard of the Rams, but this work finally went to Steve Avila. When Jackson came back from an injury, the Rams were going to play it in the center, but it was never turned. Overall, he ended up starting four games in 2024.
Before signing with the Rams, Jackson spent the first four seasons of his career in Detroit. The Lions have selected Jackson with a choice of third round in the draft of the NFL 2020, and by its second season with the team, the guardian of the offensive was elected to Pro Bowl.
In this spirit, let’s take a look at business details, then say a few notes.
Trade
- The bears get: Ol Jonah Jackson
- Rams Get: 2025 Sixth round choice
Notes
Bear: A-
This business has a lot of meaning for the Bears. On the one hand, Chicago desperately needs help on the offensive line after a season when Caleb Williams was dismissed 68 times, which was tied to the third best in NFL history. The Bears particularly need help on the inner line with their two guards (Teven Jenkins and Matt Pryor) and their center (Coleman Shelton) to strike the free agency.
Not only can Jackson potentially play guard or center, but he will bring together a coach who knows him well: Ben Johnson. The new Bears coach was the attacking coordinator of Detroit for two of the seasons that Jackson was with the Lions, so Johnson is very well aware of the type of player he brings.
This is a very low risk decision for the Bears: although they are due to Jackson $ 17.5 million in 2025, they only had to abandon a sixth round choice to make it and its base salary is not guaranteed for 2026. If it does not play well, the bears can get rid of at a lower cost after 2025; If he plays well, they will always do so under contract for another season.
Rams: D
The fact that the Rams were able to get a choice of draft for a player they were certainly going to cut is a good thing, but it is the only good thing for Los Angeles. The Rams have signed Jackson for a three -year contract, but as he left, it means that they ended up paying him $ 16.5 million For a single action season. It is simply a decision that has not been derived for the Rams.
