After washing out in Pittsburgh on his rookie contract, Bush -- at best -- looked headed for a bottom-of-the-roster depth role. However, he used a two-year tenure in Cleveland to turn his career around, and he'll now be tasked with taking over for Tremaine Edmunds in the middle of the Bears' defense. Bush has been a reliable tackler much of his career, but he showed the ability to do so over a significant volume of defensive run snaps for the first time in his career in 2025 by posting a 7.0 percent missed tackle rate on 424 run snaps. The lack of track record and Bush's inconsistency in pass coverage introduce some risk that his effectiveness will fade this season, particularly because the Bears have a potential competent replacement in Noah Sewell. However, the three-year, $30 million contract Bush signed this offseason suggests he'll still get the first crack at the primary role, and his 2025 results suggest he's capable of retaining it.