The Bears have a lot of different directions that they can go in to get help on the edge in free agency this offseason.

Free agency coincides with the start of the new league year and lots of players are hitting the open market. Here are the top 15 names on defense.

Per reports, the Carolina Panthers are expected to be rather aggressive in pursuing some star free agents during the offseason. They were already linked specifically to four names on defense. ESPN's top free agents list includes a lot of players that the Panthers could be interested in.

We knock the rust off with our first NFL mock draft. In this one, we find early replacements for Josh Sweat and Milton Williams.

The Philadelphia Eagles are predicted to replace star edge rusher and Super Bowl hero Josh Sweat with a former All-Pro who spent the 2024 season with the New York Jets.

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Sweat is a seven-year veteran who possesses valuable playoff experience. The analysts at Spotrac project that the fair market value of Sweat's next contract will be $18,822,277 per season. Their prediction is that he could sign a three-year contract worth $56,466,831.

2024 wasn’t Josh Sweat’s best season, but it was his best postseason, and he came alive at the perfect time for both the Philadelphia Eagles and himself. There’s no better way to make an absurd amount of money than by sacking Patrick Mahomes 2.5 times in a Super Bowl. Unfortunately, that all but means Sweaty J will leave in free agency.