Those Pesky Cole Kmet Rumors Have Resurfaced — And Why They Haven’t Died

For the past couple of months, tight end Cole Kmet has been surrounded by rumors of being traded. The primary reasoning behind this was basic math. The Chicago Bears were low on available cap space. Colston Loveland was the clear #1 tight end moving forward. Paying over $11 million to a #2 guy doesn’t make much business sense. Trading Kmet would net the Bears a draft pick and net the team $8.4 million in cap space. It already happened to D.J. Moore, so the possibility felt real.

However...