Grading the Bears’ trade for OL Dan Feeney

The Chicago Bears traded a 2024 sixth-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for interior offensive lineman Dan Feeney Monday night, adding depth and insurance along an offensive line that’s been ravaged by injuries late in training camp.

With left guard Teven Jenkins expected to miss time early in the regular season, adding Feeney gives coach Matt Eberflus a competent starter at Jenkins’ spot until he returns.

Feeney has 64 starts on his resume since entering the NFL as a third-round pick of the 2017 NFL Draft. He’s played for the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Jets before joining the Dolphins.

Feeney started two games in 2022 for the Jets but was an every-game starter for the Chargers from 2018-2020. He’ll be a solid utility player for the Bears as the team enters a season with high expectations for Justin Fields and the offense.

Feeney is worth the sixth-round pick it cost GM Ryan Poles to acquire him. The Chicago Bears have two first-rounders and a plethora of draft picks in their arsenal for the 2024 NFL Draft, the odds their sixth- or seventh-round picks make the team next year are low, making Feeney an obvious call.

As a result, the Bears earn a solid B for the trade. Poles had one goal with this move: add depth to the offensive line. Feeney is that guy, even if he’s forced into the starting lineup at some point early in the 2023 season. He’ll eventually settle in as a swing reserve interior player, and those guys have value.

The Chicago Bears will trim their roster to 53 players Tuesday, Aug. 29.