Bears trade proposal nets two critical draft picks in ‘enticing’ move

The Chicago Bears have a pretty clear trade candidate in tight end Cole Kmet heading into the 2026 NFL campaign, but at this point, the chances of the Bears moving him seem relatively slim.

You would think Chicago would have dealt Kmet before the draft if it planned on jettisoning him, and with the Bears losing important weapons like D.J. Moore and Olamide Zacchaeus earlier this offseason, they may want to keep Kmet aboard for Caleb Williams next fall.

That being said, Chicago is probably still open for business when it comes to Kmet, and if it receives an offer it can’t refuse, it might pull the trigger.

After all, the Bears have Colston Loveland as their starting tight end, and they also selected Sam Roush in the third round. Kmet’s role has decreased considerably over the last couple of seasons, and Chicago would surely like to clear the remaining two years of his contract.

So, could the Bears move Kmet before the season? ESPN’s Courtney Cronin doesn’t think it’s probable, but she weighed a few interesting trade packages from fellow ESPN writer Seth Walder, and one in particular caught Cronin’s eye.

Chicago Bears linked to Cole Kmet trade with Miami Dolphins

Walder pitched an idea in which the Bears would send Kmet to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for their 2027 fourth and sixth-round draft choices, and considering the Dolphins will likely be pretty bad next year, those picks might end up being important.

Cronin seems to believe the return would be compelling.

“If I had to pick an offer, Walder’s offer from the Dolphins would give Chicago the best value. DraftKings Sportsbook set Miami’s over/under at 4.5 wins, meaning those fourth- and sixth-round picks could come higher in the draft order,” Cronin wrote. “That’s enticing, especially because Chicago is sitting out of the fifth round after trading its selection for [Garrett] Bradbury.”

Kmet caught 30 passes for 447 yards and a couple of touchdowns in 2025, his least productive showing since his rookie campaign in 2020. It seems obvious that the Bears have phased him out of a significant role in the offense, so he would probably prefer a change of scenery, too.

Again, though, whether or not Chicago would actually pull the trigger on a Kmet trade with Williams relatively short on weapons to begin with remains to be seen. A pair of Day 3 picks would be tempting, but would the Bears go through with it?

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