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With uncertainty about backup defensive tackle Zacch Pickens’ injury, which jeopardizes his availability for the season opener Sept. 8, the Bears traded for help Saturday.
They got fifth-year defensive tackle Chris Williams from the Browns, and as part of the deal they swapped their sixth-round pick for Cleveland’s seventh next year.
Williams, 26, is a favorite of coach Matt Eberflus’ from their time with the Colts, where Eberflus was defensive coordinator from 2018 through ’21. Williams signed with them as an undrafted free agent out of Wagner in 2020 and shuffled between their roster and practice squad through ’22.