If Bears fans ran the Bears, free agent Nick Kwiatkoski would not have to look for a new place to live this offseason.



But Bears fans don’t run the Bears, and the Bears are believed to be out of the running now that they signed Danny Trevathan to a three-year deal. The team initially indicated to Kwiatkoski and his representatives John Thornton and Tyler Urban of Roc Nation Sports that they wanted him back. There were discussions. But that changed with the signing of Trevathan.



There have been indications that other teams — including the Packers — are interested.



Perhaps Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers would offer an endorsement to his general manager Brian Gutekunst. When Rodgers was asked about the Bears defense last season, the first player he mentioned was Kwiatkoski.



“Forty-four I’ve always thought is a really solid player,” he said. “I don’t want to butcher his last name, but he rocked me a...