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Chicago Bears roster cuts: Who’s gone, who’s hurt and what’s next

Chicago Bears roster cuts: Who’s gone, who’s hurt and what’s next

The Chicago Bears still have 13 days until their season opener, and their goal — like everyone’s — is to arrive there as healthy as possible. As he trimmed the roster to 53 players, general manager Ryan Poles had to do some gymnastics with injuries, placing both running back Travis Homer and linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga on injured reserve with a …

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Chicago Bears announce roster moves

Chicago Bears announce roster moves

The Chicago Bears on Tuesday made the following roster moves to comply with the NFL’s mandatory 53-man roster limit: Placed the following players on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return: RB Travis HomerLB Amen Ogbongbemiga Waived/Injured the following players: DB Tysheem JohnsonOL Doug Kramer Jr.OL Bill Murray Waived the following players: WR Maurice AlexanderRB Brittain BrownLS Luke ElkinDL Jonathan FordDB Mekhi GarnerDL …

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DB Tre Flowers, RB Royce Freeman among 11 Bears cuts

DB Tre Flowers, RB Royce Freeman among 11 Bears cuts

The Bears made seven roster moves on Sunday and they continued whittling down their roster on Monday. They announced 11 cuts, including the releases of defensive back Tre Flowers, running back Royce Freeman, and offensive lineman Joshua Miles. Flowers signed with the team in July after appearing in 95 games over his first seven NFL seasons. Freeman signed with the …

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Chicago Bears announce roster moves

Chicago Bears announce roster moves

The Chicago Bears on Monday made the following transactions: Placed the following player on Reserve/Non-Football Injury: Waived the following players: DB Millard BradfordDL Xavier CarltonDB Alex CookLB Power EcholsDB Kaleb HayesQB Austin ReedRB Ian WheelerTE Joel Wilson Released the following players: DB Tre FlowersRB Royce FreemanOL Joshua Miles Source link

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5 Winners From Bears vs. Chiefs Preseason

5 Winners From Bears vs. Chiefs Preseason

The Bears may have finished preseason football, but five guys just made damn sure their names aren’t fading into the background noise. What looked like a meaningless August tune-up turned into a full-blown showcase for underdogs, breakout rookies, and hungry veterans who took their shot and punched the narrative in the mouth. Down 27–10? Didn’t matter. Chicago stormed back, capped …

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes brings Bears’ defense back to earth in preseason finale

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes brings Bears’ defense back to earth in preseason finale

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Strong practices against Caleb Williams, the Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa and the Bills’ Josh Allen had the Bears’ defense feeling good about itself. “Our goal is to be top five in everything,” defensive tackle Andrew Billings said this week. In the Bears’ 29-27 comeback victory Friday night against the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes showed the opposing defense just …

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Bears coach Ben Johnson rips ‘disappointing’ starting offense, considers narrowing playbook for season opener

Bears coach Ben Johnson rips ‘disappointing’ starting offense, considers narrowing playbook for season opener

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This wasn’t what Bears coach Ben Johnson envisioned. Johnson isn’t panicking, but he seems to be resetting his expectations for quarterback Caleb Williams and the offense. He has taken issue with the offense’s lack of progress a few times throughout the preseason. Then in the finale Friday against the Chiefs, the precious momentum it had mustered …

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Bears vs Chiefs Preseason: Inside the snap counts, stats, and more

Bears vs Chiefs Preseason: Inside the snap counts, stats, and more

The Chicago Bears (2-0-1) closed out an undefeated preseason with a 29 – 27 comeback win over the winless Kansas City Chiefs (0-3). The offense and defense came alive in the second half, but it started rough with the ones, and head coach Ben Johnson was not happy in his post-game press conference, saying he was “disappointed” and that their …

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Ben Johnson calls Bears’ starting offense “really sloppy” in preseason finale

Ben Johnson calls Bears’ starting offense “really sloppy” in preseason finale

Friday night’s preseason game ended well for the Bears. It did not start well, specifically in the estimation of coach Ben Johnson. “Offensively, the first two possessions was really sloppy football that has plagued us in and out of camp so far, and unfortunately that’s what we got here tonight,” Johnson said after the game, via Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com. …

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