CHICAGO BEARS 2024 53-MAN CUTDOWN AND RUMOR TRACKER

The Chicago Bears have until Tuesday (8/27) at 3:00 p.m. Central to submit their initial 53-man roster for the 2024 season, and they’ve already started tweaking things.

Before we get into the latest, here’s a reminder about the new injured reserve rule that could affect who the Bears open up with. This season, teams can place up to two players on injured reserve (with a designation to return) while establishing the 53-man roster on Tuesday. Those two players would count toward the eight that each team is allowed to designate for return from IR.

In previous years, the team had to initially place their injured player on the 53-man roster before moving him to IR the next day.

The emergency third quarterback rule was tweaked earlier this offseason, but on Monday, August 26, clubs were notified that the NFLPA vetoed the change. The previous rule that stated a QB must be on the active 53-man roster to take advantage of the inactive emergency quarterback on game days is back in play.

TRANSACTION TRACKER

  • Corliss Waitman was waived.
  • Offensive lineman Aviante Collins is released.
  • Bears will waive UDFA corner Leon Jones and UDFA DT Dashaun Mallory.
  • Safety Adrian Colbert was cut, and UDFA linebacker Carl Jones Jr. was waived.
  • Tight end Stephen Carlson was released.
  • Long snapper Cameron Lyons is being waived. If Scales is injured, look for Lyons (or another long snapper) to be signed after the initial 53-man roster is set.
  • Per Biggs, Bears to release offensive lineman Jacob Curhan.
  • QB Brett Rypien has been released.
  • Wide receiver Collin Johnson will be waived, and if he clears waivers, he’ll likely be back to the practice squad. (link)
  • Bears to release defensive tackle Byron Cowart per @AaronWilson_NFL, who will have several early reports today.
  • Brad Biggs is reporting that long snapper Patrick Scales could start the season on IR along with 2 other Bears. (link)
  • Besides the previously mentioned transactions, the Bears have announced they have waived the following players: receivers John Jackson and Peter LeBlanc, offensive lineman Jerome Carvin, defensive lineman Michael Dwumfour, linebacker Paul Moala, and safety Quindell Johnson.
  • The Bears have waived DT Jaylon Hutchings.
  • Linebacker Javin White has been released.
  • There’s a report that the Bears have waived Ja’Tyre Carter.
  • The Bears have placed receiver Nsimba Webster (groin) and running back Ian Wheeler (ACL) on season-ending injured reserve.
  • Safety Douglas Coleman III has been waived/injured, and if he clears waivers, he’ll be reverted to the Bears IR list.
  • Bears have cut TE Tommy Sweeney and waived DT Keith Randolph Jr.
  • Bears trade for DT Chris Williams from the Browns. (link)
  • DE Khalid Kareem and WR Freddie Swain received injury settlements
  • Trade for DE Darrell Taylor (link)

On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll and Robert Mays of The Athletic Football Show chat about Caleb Williams' preseason performance, the offensive strengths, concerns about the defensive front, and what expectations are heading into the regular season.

CURRENT BEARS ROSTER

QB: Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent, Austin Reed

RB: D’Andre Swift, Khalil Herbert, Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, Khari Blasingame (FB)

WR: Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze, DJ Moore, Tyler Scott, Velus Jones Jr., DeAndre Carter, Dante Pettis

TE: Cole Kmet, Gerald Everett, Marcedes Lewis, Brenden Bates

OL: Braxton Jones, Larry Borom, Kiran Amegadjie, Teven Jenkins, Nate Davis, Matt Pryor, Ryan Bates, Coleman Shelton, Doug Kramer Jr., Bill Murray, Darnell Wright, Theo Benedet

DE: Montez Sweat, Dominique Robinson, Austin Booker, Darrell Taylor, DeMarcus Walker, Jacob Martin, Daniel Hardy, Jamree Kromah

DT: Andrew Billings, Zacch Pickens, Gervon Dexter Sr., Chris Williams

LB: T.J. Edwards, Tremaine Edmunds, Jack Sanborn, Amen Ogbongbemiga, Noah Sewell, Micah Baskerville

CB: Kyler Gordon, Greg Stroman Jr., Josh Blackwell, Reddy Steward, Tyrique Stevenson, Terell Smith, Jaylon Johnson, Jaylon Jones, Ro Torrence

S: Jaquan Brisker, Kevin Byard III, Jonathan Owens, Elijah Hicks, Tarvarius Moore

K: Cairo Santos

P: Tory Taylor

LS: Patrick Scales

Season-ending injured reserve: Nsimba Webster, Ian Wheeler, Douglas Coleman III (if he clears waivers)

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