Former Lions Pro Bowl guard Jonah Jackson is headed to the Chicago Bears after one down year with the Rams.
Last week, it was reported the Los Angeles Rams were looking to trade guard Jonah Jackson just one year after signing him away from the Detroit Lions in free agency. It appears they have already found a trade partner, as the Chicago Bears are finalizing a deal that would send a sixth-round pick to the Rams for Jackson.
That would bring Jackson back to the NFC North and reunite him with former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, who is now the head coach for the Bears.
In 2024, Jackson signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Rams, but he never found his way in Los Angeles. He struggled through injury during the preseason, couldn’t stick when they moved him to center, and eventually just became a weekly inactive. Jackson finishes his Rams career having played in just four games.
The Bears are in need of some offensive line help and Johnson will know exactly how to play to Jackson’s strengths. The key for Chicago is whether they will be getting a healthy Jonah Jackson. In 2023, he missed five games for the Lions. In 2022, it was four games. That said, when healthy, Jackson is a strong offensive lineman, even making the Pro Bowl in 2021.
Per Adam Schefter, the Bears will be taking on the entirety of Jackson’s contract, which includes a $17.5 million salary for the 2025 season .
The trade cannot be made official until the start of the new league year, which is next Wednesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.