The Chicago Bears have traded a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Los Angeles Chargers for superstar wide receiver Keenan Allen Thursday night. Fox Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer broke the news on Twitter.
Scoopage… Bears have traded for WR Keenan Allen sending Chargers a fourth rounder. @NFLonFOX
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) March 15, 2024
Allen, 31, has been one of the most productive receivers in the NFL since joining the Chargers as a third-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He's amassed 904 catches for 10,530 yards and 59 touchdowns in his career, including a 2023 season in which he set a career-high in receptions (108) for 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns in just 13 games.
Bears offseason additions so far:
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 15, 2024
🏈WR Keenan Allen
🏈RB D’Andre Swift
🏈TE Gerald Everett
🏈S Kevin Byard
🏈C Coleman Shelton
🏈DB Jonathan Owens
Chicago also owns the No. 1 and No. 9 overall picks in April’s draft.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles has come under fire for not being active in free agency despite ranking among the teams with the most salary cap space in the NFL. Now we know why.
Allen is in the final year of a four-year, $80.1 million contract he signed in 2020.
Keenan Allen joins DJ Moore to form one of the top wide receiver duos in the NFL. The Chicago Bears hold the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, which most NFL experts predict will be used on USC quarterback Caleb Williams. With Allen in place, Williams will have a dynamic cast of receivers and playmakers to throw to, including tight end Cole Kmet and the recently signed D'Andre Swift in the backfield.