CHICITYSPORTS – Chicago Sports  Blog – News – Forum – Rumors – Fans
  • BEARS
  • BULLS
  • BLACKHAWKS
  • CUBS
  • WHITE SOX
  • MESSAGE BOARD
Navigation
  • About Us
  • Chicago Sports Podcasts
  • ChiCity+
  • CHICITYSPORTS – Chicago Sports Blog – News – Forum – Rumors – Fans
  • Get In Touch
  • Join Our Group
  • Newsletter
  • Our Writers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Want to Write for ChiCitySports?
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • Chicago Bears NFL draft scouting report: Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon
  • Bears could land Michael Pittman; haul of picks from Colts
  • Chicago Cubs 2023 prospect watch: Matt Mervis
  • Cubs add three shortstops through International Prospect signing day
  • Tennessee Titans request former Bears head coach to interview for OC job
  • Cubs and Trey Mancini agree to a two-year deal
  • Top Chicago Bears free agent target admits he wants a big payday
  • Cubs hot stove: With Nick Madrigal as the odd man out, could the Cubs trade him?
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Writers
  • Want to Write for ChiCitySports?
CHICITYSPORTS – Chicago Sports  Blog – News – Forum – Rumors – FansCHICITYSPORTS – Chicago Sports  Blog – News – Forum – Rumors – Fans
  • BEARS

    Chicago Bears NFL draft scouting report: Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon

    January 16, 2023

    Bears could land Michael Pittman; haul of picks from Colts

    January 16, 2023

    Tennessee Titans request former Bears head coach to interview for OC job

    January 15, 2023

    Top Chicago Bears free agent target admits he wants a big payday

    January 14, 2023

    Chicago Bears NFL Draft scouting report: Illinois RB Chase Brown

    January 13, 2023
  • BULLS

    Chicago Fans’ One Wish for Every Team in 2023

    December 31, 2022

    Zach LaVine trade rumors: 3 possible destinations

    December 30, 2022

    Milwaukee Bucks at Chicago Bulls: 1 Best Bet

    December 28, 2022

    Report: NBA Teams eye Alex Caruso should the Bulls decide to trade him

    December 21, 2022

    Report: Zach Lavine and the Bulls franchise “not seeing eye to eye”

    December 20, 2022
  • BLACKHAWKS

    Chicago Fans’ One Wish for Every Team in 2023

    December 31, 2022

    Blackhawks’ Sam Lafferty returns to line-up vs. Jets

    December 9, 2022

    Blackhawks recall Lukas Reichel from Rockford

    December 6, 2022

    Phillip Danault: A Player Extraordinaire

    November 29, 2022

    Blackhawks re-assign Ian Mitchell to Rockford IceHogs

    November 25, 2022
  • CUBS

    Chicago Cubs 2023 prospect watch: Matt Mervis

    January 15, 2023

    Cubs add three shortstops through International Prospect signing day

    January 15, 2023

    Cubs and Trey Mancini agree to a two-year deal

    January 14, 2023

    Cubs hot stove: With Nick Madrigal as the odd man out, could the Cubs trade him?

    January 13, 2023

    Chicago Cubs hot stove: Should the Cubs extend or trade Ian Happ

    January 7, 2023
  • WHITE SOX

    Chicago Fans’ One Wish for Every Team in 2023

    December 31, 2022

    MLB analyst pitches insane White Sox Yankees trade

    December 22, 2022

    Outfielder Andrew Benintendi signs with White Sox

    December 16, 2022

    Analyst Reveals Poor Grade For White Sox Offseason So Far

    December 12, 2022

    MLB Winter Meetings: White Sox’ Liam Hendriks discussed in trade talks

    December 6, 2022
  • MESSAGE BOARD
Facebook Twitter Instagram
CHICITYSPORTS – Chicago Sports  Blog – News – Forum – Rumors – Fans
Home»Bears»Roquan Smith likely to be franchise tagged if the Bears don’t trade him this week
Bears

Roquan Smith likely to be franchise tagged if the Bears don’t trade him this week

Daniel SoleskyBy Daniel SoleskyOctober 30, 20223 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Reddit Tumblr Email
roquan smith
roquan smith
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

An update on likely trade scenarios throughout the NFL has Roquan Smith possibly being dealt this week.

Roquan Smith is actively being shopped by the Chicago Bears.  The fifth-year linebacker has multiple teams interested in bringing him aboard before the November 1st trade dead line.  But if Smith isn’t traded, he’s likely to receive the franchise tag.

Bears LB Roquan Smith

After Chicago traded Robert Quinn, eating most of his salary ($7.1 million) to get a fourth-round pick, all eyes turned to Chicago’s all-world linebacker. But Smith is different from Quinn. He is younger (25) and on a cheaper contract, and there remains the possibility he’s a part of the Bears’ future. Playing on the fifth-year option, Smith could be franchise tagged after this season, which seems like a strong possibility if no trade happens this week. But there is some interest and if Chicago wants to avoid the tag drama with a player who already has held in at training camp once, a trade would make sense to a few, select teams with a specific need.

Franchising Smith would likely alienate him from the Bears even further, but it would also give Smith a chance to test the market to see what his true value in free agency will be.  Smith plays a not-so-premium position as an off-the-ball coverage linebacker who doesn’t make as many impact plays as some of his contemporaries.

I envision that if the Bears can’t come to an agreement to trade Smith that this will likely play out just like the Lance Briggs situation more than a decade ago.  Briggs was given the franchise tag and then hit free agency to test the market.  Ultimately Briggs came back to Chicago because the Bears offered him the most money and he was most valuable to their scheme.

Roquan Smith is very similar in his play and his importance within a very similar type of defense that Briggs played in.  Smith is also likely to find that the current contract offer on the table from the Bears is more than any other team is willing to offer.

UItimately, there isn’t much to worry about here because we’ve been down this road before with many other Bears players who wind up back in Chicago with the Bears.  Briggs, and Matt Forte are prime examples of players who have had similar contract disputes who wind up coming back and having an impact with the Bears.

The same likely goes for Roquan Smith, he’ll go out and test the market, because hasn’t been able to up to this point, and when he does he’ll find Chicago pays their premier players fair market value.

For More Great Chicago Sports Content

Follow us on Twitter at @chicitysports23 for more great content. We appreciate you taking time to read our articles. To interact more with our community and keep up to date on the latest in Chicago sports news, JOIN OUR FREE FACEBOOK GROUP by CLICKING HERE

Chicago Bears NFL trade rumors Roquan Smith
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
Daniel Solesky

I've written about the Chicago Bears for Bear Report magazine, and have been a featured columnist on Bleacher Report. I'll go toe to toe talking Bears with anyone.

Related Posts

Around the NFL January 16, 2023

Chicago Bears NFL draft scouting report: Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon

Bears January 16, 2023

Bears could land Michael Pittman; haul of picks from Colts

Bears January 15, 2023

Tennessee Titans request former Bears head coach to interview for OC job

Bears January 14, 2023

Top Chicago Bears free agent target admits he wants a big payday

Bears January 13, 2023

Chicago Bears NFL Draft scouting report: Illinois RB Chase Brown

Bears January 13, 2023

Bears Hall of Fame linebacker believes in Justin Fields

Leave A Reply

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube

Team Message Boards

bears TP
bulls TP
cubs TP
sox TP
hawks TP
we want you to write
Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube
  • Home
  • Message Board
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Writers
  • Want to Write for ChiCitySports?
© 2023 ChiCitySports. Designed by Dope Guys Who Run ChiCitySports.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.