The former Auburn defensive lineman followed Eric Washington to New York. Washington served as the Bears’ defensive coordinator in 2024. For 2025, he’s joined the staff of new New York coach Aaron Glenn as the defensive-line coach.

That leaves Brisker as the incumbent starter in 2025, assuming he's fully healthy. When he is, he's one of the Chicago Bears' most important players. But his availabily is becoming an issue early in his career.

The NFL offseason kicked into a higher gear on Monday with the unofficial start of free agency as the legal negotiating window has opened up. With it has come an array of teams coming to terms in principle on contracts leading up to when they can become official on Wednesday at 4 p.