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3 underrated free agent wide receivers the Chicago Bears should pursue

By Jordan Campbell

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 13: AJ Green #18 of the Arizona Cardinals makes a leaping catch against the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium on December 13, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 13: AJ Green #18 of the Arizona Cardinals makes a leaping catch against the Los Angeles Rams at State Farm Stadium on December 13, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /
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The Chicago Bears enter the offseason with one goal in mind and that is to maximize the potential of second-year quarterback Justin Fields as the team looks to improve an offense that struggled to score points during the 2021 regular season.

For the Bears, the biggest opportunity for them to improve their offense this offseason would be by addressing the wide receiver position. After wide receiver Allen Robinson played the 2021 regular season while on the franchise tag, the expectation is that the Bears will not apply the tag to Robinson for a second consecutive season and the veteran will sign with a new team once free agency begins in March.

If Robinson does part ways with the Bears in March, that would leave Darnell Mooney and second-year wide receiver Dazz Newsome as the only wide receivers currently on the Bears roster for the 2022 season.

Mooney definitely took a step forward with his development in 2021 as he compiled over 1,000 receiving yards. Meanwhile, the jury is still out on Newsome as the former North Carolina product rarely saw the field during his rookie season with the Bears in 2021.

The Chicago Bears will need to improve their wide receiving core in 2022.

With the Bears only having five 2022 NFL Draft selections and no selection in the first round, it seems likely that the team will need to look towards free agency if they are planning on making an impact move at the wide receiver position. Fortunately for the Bears, there are three underrated wide receivers that the team could pursue in free agency:

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