The Chicago Bears brought in reinforcements for the secondary with the addition of veteran safety Jordan Lucas, who was signed to a one-year deal.
Lucas comes to the Bears after two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he had seven tackles and one pass defensed in 14 regular-season games in 2019.
Following the departure of Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, the Bears are looking for his replacement opposite Pro Bowler Eddie Jackson. Jackson figures to return to his natural position at free safety, which means newly re-signed Deon Bush will battle it out with Lucas at the strong safety spot.
Bush figures to have the upper hand when it comes to winning the starting job, but Lucas will certainly provide competition. Also, it wouldn’t be a surprise if the Bears turned to the NFL Draft for safety assistance.
While Lucas will be competing with Bush for that starting job, he also served as a valuable special teams contributor with the Chiefs. Lucas played 63.3 percent of Kansas City’s special teams snaps in 2019, and he played 47 percent of them the year prior. Expect him at the very least to provide depth at safety and to be a valuable asset for Chicago on special teams.
Lucas comes at an affordable price — a one-year prove-it deal worth $1 million — and he’ll get a chance to compete for the starting safety job opposite Jackson, as well as provide some special teams assistance. Another low-risk, yet average signing for the Bears.
Grade: C+
What do you think, Bears fans? How would you grade Chicago’s acquisition of Lucas?
