Does the Chicago Bears’ sitting at (4-3) make them more or less likely to swing a trade before the deadline hits on Tuesday, November 4, at 3:00 p.m. CT? Could the result of this Sunday’s game aganst the Cincinnati Bengals factor into any possible deals?

UPDATE: The Bears won, and they lost another defensive lineman to injury.

The recent free agent addition of defensive back C.J. Johnson-Gardner and the recent activation of defensive end Austin Booker off injured reserve may also play a role.

Before looking at some of the “rumors,” I want to address the use of the word rumor. Oftentimes, league insiders frame their reports as speculation, which means it’s technically not a rumor, but if it’s sourced speculation, then it could be classified as a rumor because the insider may have been to

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