During the NFL exploration combination, the Los Angeles Rams gave Jonah Jackson permission to look for an exchange and did not take long to reach an agreement. According to ESPN, the Rams are exchanging the offensive guard to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 NFL draft selection.
Jackson will leave Los Angeles after just one season with the team. The 28 -year -old signed a three -year contract and $ 51 million with the Rams in March 2024, but did not see much time in the field during his only season in Los Angeles. Jackson was dealing with a shoulder injury at the beginning of the season, but did not play much when he returned because the Rams did.
Originally it was signed to be the left guard of the Rams, but that job finally went to Steve Avila. When Jackson returned from an injury, the Rams were going to have him in the center to play, but that never extended. In general, only four games ended in 2024.
Before signing with the Rams, Jackson spent the first four seasons of his career in Detroit. The lions selected Jackson with a third round selection in the NFL 2020 draft, and in his second season with the team, the offensive guard was voted for Pro Bowl.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the commercial details and then deliver some grades.
Trade
- Bears get: Ol Jonah Jackson
- The rams get: 2025 Selection of Sixth Round
Qualifications
Bears: A-
This trade makes a lot of sense for the Bears. On the one hand, Chicago needs desperate help in the offensive line after a season in which Caleb Williams was fired 68 times, which was tied in the third part in the history of the NFL. The bears need help especially in the inner line with their two guards (Teven Jenkins and Matt Pryor) and their center (Coleman Shelton) ready to reach free agency.
Jackson can not only play guard or center, but will meet a coach who knows him well: Ben Johnson. The new Bears coach was Detroit’s offensive coordinator for two of the seasons that Jackson went with the lions, so Johnson is very aware of what type of player is bringing.
This is a very low risk movement for the Bears: although they owe Jackson $ 17.5 million in 2025, they only had to give up a selection of sixth round to achieve it and its base salary is not guaranteed by 2026. If you do not play well, the bears can get rid of it after 2025; If you play well, they will still have it under contract for another season.
Rams: d
The fact that the Rams could obtain a draft selection for a player who were surely going to cut is something good, but that is the only good thing for angels. The Rams signed Jackson for a three -year contract, but as it has been gone now, that means they ended up paying $ 16.5 million for only one season of action. This is simply a movement that did not work for the Rams.
