I’m taking some liberties with number eight in my Ten Most Important Chicago Bears this year because I’m not sure which player will end up as their primary slot corner in 2019.
So, coming in at number eight in my countdown is the nickelback position.
The odds on favorite to win the job is free agent Buster Skrine. He was given a three-year, $16.5 million ($5.5 million guaranteed) deal to replace Bryce Callahan, who was very good at his job and got 3/$21/$10 from the Broncos. The 30-year old Skrine has never been the player that Callahan was, but he’s also never played with as much talent that he’ll have along side him in Chicago.