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The documented trade is straightforward. On April 29, 2017, Chicago sent pick No. 117 and pick No. 197 to Los Angeles for pick No. 112. The Bears used No. 112 on Alabama safety Eddie Jackson, while the Rams used No. 117 on Texas A&M wide receiver Josh Reynolds. Multiple draft ledgers and the Bears' own retrospective confirm the structure. The legacy row also correctly noted that No. 197 was moved again, but listing Jeremy Clark as if he were a Rams return obscures what Los Angeles actually did with the asset.

Jackson became the highest-impact player connected directly to the trade. NFL records show him starting all 100 regular-season games he played for Chicago from 2017 through 2023. Across those seven Bears seasons he intercepted 15 passes and recorded 44 passes defended, while also producing multiple defensive touchdowns and turnover returns. His peak came quickly: after a six-interception 2018 season, Jackson was named first-team All-Pro and earned the first of two consecutive Pro Bowl selections. Chicago later signed him to a major extension, and he remained a full-time starter through his final Bears season. That is exceptional fourth-round value and exactly the kind of outcome that justifies paying an extra late-round pick to move up.

Los Angeles still received real value at No. 117. Reynolds played every regular-season game in each of his four Rams seasons. His year-by-year receiving totals were 11 catches for 104 yards and one touchdown in 2017, 29 for 402 and five scores in 2018, 21 for 326 and one score in 2019, and 52 for 618 and two scores in 2020. That adds up to 113 receptions, 1,450 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 64 games, with 24 starts. He was a useful rotational receiver and became a regular starter in 2020, so the Rams did not merely trade away an All-Pro for replacement-level value.

The No. 197 pick also remained useful, but its downstream credit needs to be limited. Later that same day, the Rams sent No. 197 plus their own No. 141 to the Jets for No. 125 and selected Eastern Washington edge defender Samson Ebukam. Ebukam then played all 64 regular-season games for Los Angeles from 2017 through 2020, starting 35 and recording 14 sacks. Because Los Angeles had to add No. 141 to make the move, Ebukam cannot be credited wholly to the Bears trade. The defensible conclusion is that No. 197 helped the Rams convert two assets into a productive four-year defensive contributor.

Chicago owns the stronger hindsight result. Reynolds was useful, and the sixth-round component helped Los Angeles move up for another multi-year contributor, so the Rams' return deserves substantial credit. Jackson, however, gave the Bears seven seasons of uninterrupted starting safety play, 15 interceptions, elite 2018 honors and two Pro Bowls from the single pick they moved up to acquire. An A for Chicago and B for Los Angeles reflects a clear Bears advantage without treating the Rams' two-part return as a failure.