Chicago Bears reportedly trade defensive end Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 4th-round draft pick
The Chicago Bears are trading defensive end Robert Quinn to the Philadelphia Eagles, according to multiple reports Wednesday.
The Bears are getting a fourth-round draft pick in return but will pay a significant amount of Quinn’s remaining salary this season, NFL Network reported.
Quinn is a 12-year NFL veteran with 102 career sacks, including a Bears record 18 ½ in 2021. He has one sack, three quarterback hits and two tackles for a loss over the first seven games under new Bears coach Matt Eberflus and defensive coordinator Alan Williams.
Former Bears general manager Ryan Pace signed Quinn to a five-year, $70 million contract in 2020, but Quinn totaled just two sacks in his first season. He bounced back in a big way in 2021, coming just a half-sack shy of his career high of 19 in 2013 with the Rams.
But current Bears GM Ryan Poles embarked on a rebuild when he took over in January, starting with the trade of pass rusher Khalil Mack to the Los Angeles Chargers in March. Trading Quinn, 32, fits with Poles’ move to a younger team.
Without Quinn, the Bears have Trevis Gipson, Al-Quadin Muhammad and rookie Dominique Robinson as their top edge-rushing options.
Bears linebacker Roquan Smith, one of the few remaining veteran defensive holdovers from the Pace era, was emotional when asked about the Quinn trade during a news conference at Halas Hall on Wednesday.
“I’m going to take a second before I say anything, if you don’t mind,” Smith said. “I have a great deal of respect for that guy. (Darn.) Crazy.”
The Eagles are 6-0 and sit atop the NFC East, and now have another pass-rushing weapon on defense.
