8 Bears Entering Their Final Season With Chicago

6. Khalil Herbert, RB

Herbert will be entering the final year of his rookie deal this season and I do not think this is a contract that will be re-signed by the Bears. They already have a crowded backfield with D'Andre Swift, Herbert, Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, and newly converted Velus Jones. Herbert is a good runner and provides a nice change of pace, but he does not catch the ball out of the backfield particularly well and is quite awful in pass protection.

Roschon Johnson was used much more in passing situations a year ago which shows the trust they had in a rookie for picking up blitzes over Herbert. He did suffer an injury last year that may have contributed to his subpar play down the stretch, but it also says a lot that the Bears made running back a priority signing this offseason when they added D'Andre Swift.

We all know the narrative of not paying running backs big money because their position is simply not as crucial to the game as it once was. Herbert is a fine running back but does nothing special that will make the Bears dish out money to him instead of getting someone cheaper or even giving rookie Ian Wheeler another shot once he returns from a torn ACL.