The Indianapolis Colts are a group that many consider is trying to commerce up with the Chicago Bears for the No. 1 general decide within the 2023 NFL draft.
Whereas it’s inconceivable to know precisely what the Bears will need in return for the highest decide on this 12 months’s draft, it seems we now have gotten some perception into what Chicago views as a good worth for groups wanting to maneuver up.
Based on Peter King of NBC Sports activities, Bears common supervisor Ryan Poles is assured he can swap first-round picks in 2023 whereas including extra first-round picks in 2024 and 2025.
[Poles] left little doubt the Bears will commerce the primary general decide and mentioned he’d spoken to 3 groups on the Mix a couple of deal. (He wouldn’t determine them.) He mentioned he had sufficient conversations a couple of deal to know in swapping first-round picks this 12 months he can get “a ’24 one and a ’25 one” in a significant bundle for a commerce.
If the Bears really are looking for two extra first-round picks in a commerce for the No. 1 general decide, it’s tough to see the Colts transferring that type of draft capital to maneuver up three spots.
Chris Ballard must have zero doubt the participant they transfer up for would be the face of the franchise for the subsequent 15 years, and we’re seemingly not going to understand how they really feel about these prospects till draft day arrives. Even then, it might stay a thriller.
However contemplating how a lot Ballard likes his draft picks, transferring two extra first-rounders most likely gained’t be within the playing cards for the Colts. It’s dangerous enjoying the ready sport, however they could need to take their possibilities if Poles is useless set on receiving that type of bundle.
That bundle might change barely relying on the place a group is buying and selling from. As an illustration, it might be a particularly costly commerce for the Houston Texans who sit only one spot behind the Bears. They seemingly wouldn’t need to half methods with two future first-rounders together with the No. 2 decide.
We’ll see what occurs over the subsequent month main as much as the draft as the massive boards begin to come collectively, and we’ll see if the Colts are prepared to pay a large haul for the No. 1 decide.
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