Fictionalized trade stories suggesting potential deals are a dime a dozen in these weeks before the trade deadline.
However, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport had real news on the trade front this week and some involved the Bears.
Both running back Khalil Herbert and guard Nate Davis have been the subject of calls involving trade interest, according to Rapoport’s sources.
Neither is surprising but the wording in Rapoport’s involving Herbert is especially important.
“With plenty of injuries at the (running back) position across the league, Herbert could be the subject of calls. He has flashed in previous seasons,” Rapoport wrote.
So according to a Rapoport source, Herbert “could” be the subject of calls. That doesn’t mean the Bears are pursuing a trade. They have nothing to gain and only something to lose if they trade Herbert.
Their next back behind Herbert is Travis Homer, who has done little in Chicago except play special teams and get injured. He currently is on injured reserve.
They have no back on the practice squad so if something happened to either starter D’Andre Swift or backup Roschon Johnson, they’d still need another back.
