Last year's Chicago Bears defense struggled in some areas despite leading the NFL with 33 turnovers.
This was a Bears defense that ranked 29th in total defense (361.8 yards allowed per game), 22nd in pass defense (227.2 yards allowed per game), 27th in rush defense (134.5 yards allowed per game), and 23rd in points allowed per game (24.4). While they were one of the best red zone defenses in the NFL, they allowed a lot of yards and sacked the quarterback only 35 times; only six teams had fewer sacks than that.
That led to the Bears releasing their first player of the 2026 offseason, linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga, out of Chicago.