Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Is the Bears’ cornerback position more of an issue than we thought?
09 Mar 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Maybe we're the show for you. On 104.3 The Score. See, there it is. Pitbull tells you which hotels he stays at. All of them. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And this is NFL negotiation period day. It starts in just under 15 minutes, about 14 and change to be exact, 13 and change. So before 11 o'clock, we're also trying to address which positions need attention for the Bears.
And that's why it surprised me. To hear Brad Biggs this morning on with Mullion-Haw, ask about cornerback.
Because with Jalen Johnson playing under an extension, Kyla Gordon playing under an extension, and theoretically those two being in a physically better place than they were last season, and then also just having backups as opposed to, say, safety where nobody's under contract right now, I did not think of corner as something the Bears needed to address. It's not high on my list.
It may not be high on a list, and I understand it, because, hey, we're the station that's been on that Max and Nisa train. We've been the station for the last... Four seasons now, it's been what's your biggest concern about the Bears? It's edge rusher. It's getting to the quarterback. It's affecting the opposing quarterback. So I get it as much as anyone.
At the same time, I understand the realistic situation of you can never have enough edge rushers and you can never have enough corners. Enough people who can affect the passing game. And the depth is important in understanding... With free agency, yes, you've got guys coming back.
Theoretically, they have their two starting corners in-house, whether it's Tyreek Stevenson opposite of Jalen Johnson or go down the list. But I think it is a concern because you've got to have the depth. Last year, if nothing else, was very much an example of why depth at that position is so crucial.
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Chapter 2: What is the Bears' cornerback situation as of now?
Yeah, well, and Kyler Gordon needs to be mentioned in that as well. You have two fifth-round picks from different years. I don't know what the story is going to be with Zay Frazier, if he is going to be good to go, but maybe he could be your surprise Nashawn Wright if they don't bring him back. Similar build, big, tall, slim guy like Nashawn Wright. You have Terrell Smith.
That's the other fifth-rounder from the same draft as Tyreek Stevenson. And hopefully, I mean, I'm assuming that we're going to get Jalen Johnson back that was previous to last year. But when he came back, and I get it, he was playing injured and he wasn't himself. He was not very effective as a cornerback for the Bears when he played last year. Well, and that's the thing.
Brad Biggs doesn't say this for no reason. He's saying this because if he's thinking about it, therefore we should be too. And that's why on paper it looks like the Bears would be okay at corner. The Zay Frazier thing is a concern. That was a fifth round pick that the Bears devoted to him. And we know that that's a round that has seen some fruit for the Bears and other players.
Darnell Mooney, somebody we talked about last week. That's a good example. You can get value and quality in that round. So when he's brought up, Number one, what can we expect out of a guy who missed all of last season, even though Al Harris was very strong and positive about him? Number two, are we overestimating how much ground and what we think that Jalen Johnson and Kyler Gordon can cover?
The Bears theoretically should be okay with having some of these guys turn into free agents or at least be up at a certain time. I'm looking in the direction of Tyreek Stevenson because they're okay with four safeties being up at the same time. So I think what that means is... Where's Nashawn Wright going to go?
And is some of the Bears salary cap money that they're freeing up not just to get a safety or two or three or four, but also to perhaps pay what we think might be in the neighborhood of five to seven million that's been estimated for what Nashawn Wright could get after the season he had?
It's crazy to me because when you talk about Nashawn Wright specifically and the fact that they had him on a million dollar deal this past season, the idea that he would get this 700% increase in salary and you'd be the ones willing to pay it, understanding that that's almost saying, hey, we're going to put way more money into...
secondary compared to defensive line where you told us you were okay. Now, if the injuries are the same guys being out for the season, we're talking about a torn Achilles. We're talking about other injuries to big time players, Dio Dingbo.
Then at the same time, shouldn't you expect the Terrell Smith and the Zay Frazier's to also step in in that same way that you're expecting Dio Dingbo to somehow contribute to the defensive line? Well, yeah, that's just it. I'm thinking about those guys, all the guys we've just mentioned, Tyreek Stevenson, Zay Frazier, Terrell Smith, and I'll even get into Deshaun Wright.
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