Chicago Bears top free agent has ‘meeting scheduled’ to discuss potential Windy City return

The Chicago Bears might be able to keep one of their top impending free agents from hitting the market, after all.

Despite general manager Ryan Poles and the Bears currently sitting upwards of $5 million over the salary cap before the new league year and free agency begins, Chicago appears to have interest on keeping one of its most prolific defensive playmakers in the fold for 2026 and beyond.

Chicago Bears’ Nashon Wright eyes return

Few defensive free agents might be more important for Chicago to retain than defensive back Nahshon Wright, who is about to hit free agency coming off one of the strongest seasons of his career.

During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Wright revealed that as the new league year approaches that the Bears have already expressed some interest in bringing him back for the 2026 season, and beyond.

“I would love to be back in Chicago,” Wright said. “But I don’t necessarily know what’s going to happen.”

“There’s been some conversation. I know they contacted my agent. We have a meeting scheduled, no type of contract details have been discussed or anything, I think there is some interest, but I guess I’ll know next week.”

Wright, 27, found a home in coordinator Dennis Allen’s secondary, obliterating his previous career high with five interceptions while adding a personal-best 54 total tackles.

Nahshon Wright says the Bears and his agent have had some communication but no discussions on contract details. Says his agent and the Bears are scheduled to talk this week.

— Da Bears (@chicagobearsx.bsky.social) 2026-02-22T23:47:07.031Z

As he approaches unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career, Wright says that there’s a fine balance to walk between searching for the biggest bag and ensuring he’s in the right situation to succeed on the field.

“I think it’s a little bit of both,” Wright explained. “Obviously, you want to be taken care of financially, but there’s a part where you still want to be able to compete at a high level.

“For me, honestly, I do like to play a more aggressive style of football. Now, I haven’t done any deep dives into what teams play similarly to what we did in Chicago [last season], but obviously, I had a great season in Chicago  due tot he way that we played.

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