2025 Chicago Bears’ 53-man roster, cuts tracker

The deadline for the Bears — and the rest of the NFL — to cut their 90-man training camp roster to 53 players has passed.

We’ll keep this page updated until the Bears host the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 on Monday Night Football (Sept. 8).

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The Roster

The Bears’ roster stands at: 53

2025 acquisitions in orange
Rookies are italicized

Last updated: 4:00 p.m. on Mon. Sep. 1:

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Quarterbacks (3): Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum, Caleb Williams

Running Backs (3): Roschon Johnson, Kyle Monangai, D’Andre Swift

Wide Receivers (6): Luther Burden III, Devin Duvernay, DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, Jahdae Walker, Olamide Zaccheaus

Tight Ends (3): Cole Kmet, Colston Loveland, Durham Smythe

Interior Offensive Line (5): Ryan Bates, Drew Dalman, Jonah Jackson, Luke Newman, Joe Thuney

Offensive Tackles (5): Kiran Amegadjie, Theo Benedet, Braxton Jones, Ozzy Trapilo, Darnell Wright

Defensive Ends (4): Daniel Hardy, Dayo Odeyingbo, Dominique Robinson, Montez Sweat

Defensive Tackles (5): Andrew Billings, Gervon Dexter Sr, Grady Jarrett, Shemar Turner, Chris Williams

Linebackers (5): Tremaine Edmunds, T.J. Edwards, Ruben Hyppolite II, D’Marco Jackson, Noah Sewell

Cornerbacks (7): Josh Blackwell, Kyler Gordon, Jaylon Johnson, Jaylon Jones, Nick McCloud, Tyrique Stevenson, Nahshon Wright

Safeties (4): Jaquan Brisker, Kevin Byard III, Elijah Hicks, Jonathan Owens

Specialists (3): Scott Daly, Cairo Santos, Tory Taylor

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Practice Squad (16/16): WR Maurice Alexander, WR Miles Boykin, RB Brittain Brown, TE Stephen Carlson, DE Xavier Carlton, CB Tre Flowers, DT Jonathan Ford, LB Carl Jones Jr, TE Nikola Kalinic, DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE Jamree Kromah, CB Dontae Manning, IOL Jordan McFadden, S Gervarrius Owens, WR JP Richardson, IOL Ricky Stromberg

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Cuts

*Click a highlighted player’s name for our quick reaction

Waived: LB Swayze Bozeman, S Millard Bradford, S Alex Cook, IOL Chris Glaser, TE Thomas Gordon, CB Kaleb Hayes, S Tysheem Johnson, IOL Doug Kramer, IOL Bill Murray, CB Mark Perry, DT Zacch Pickens, QB Austin Reed, WR Tyler Scott, WR Samori Toure, CB Jeremiah Walker, RB Ian Wheeler, TE Joel Wilson

Contract terminated: LS Scott Daly, WR Devin Duvernay, RB Royce Freeman, OT Joshua Miles

Injured Reserve: RB Deion Hankins, DB Terell Smith, DB Shaun Wade

Reserve/Injured – Designated for Return: DE Austin Booker, RB Travis Homer, LB Amen Ogbongbemiga

Reserve/Non-Football Injury: DB Zah Frazier

Released from Practice Squad: LB Power Echols, LS Luke Elkin, DB Mekhi Garner

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FAQs

How does injured reserve work before the season?

Beginning last season, teams can now designate up to two players for injured reserve on cut day to return during the regular season after missing four games. Before last year, players would need to be carried through the deadline and placed on IR from the initial list.

Players placed on IR before Tuesday without this designation are out for the season unless the team and player agree to an injury settlement.

What’s the difference between being waived and having your contract terminated?

A player is waived — and subject to waivers — if he has not accrued four years of NFL service time. Vested veterans are released with their contracts “terminated”, allowing them to sign with other teams immediately.

When can the Bears claim players waived by other teams?

On Wednesday at 11 a.m., the league processes claims on players waived ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Priority is determined by reverse standings order from last season. The Bears have the 10th-highest priority.

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Reactions

This section will be updated with instant reactions from Adam Hoge, Adam Jahns and Patrick Norton on certain cuts.

• Norton on Toure (Aug. 24 – 10:15 a.m.): Toure spent all of last year with the Bears’ practice squad. He had a really strong first couple of OTA practices, which made me think he could challenge for the sixth receiver spot. And then his training camp and preseason were entirely unremarkable.

• Norton on Smith (Aug. 24 – 3:15 p.m.): Smith earned a snap share with Tyrique Stevenson last season opposite Jaylon Johnson, but was third in this year’s camp contest for the job behind Stevenson and Nahshon Wright. Losing Smith for the year — due to a significant knee injury sustained last Sunday vs. the Bills — is still a tough blow to the Bears’ corner depth.

• Jahns on Scott (Aug. 26 – 12:40 p.m.): Scott made a late push to make the team in camp, which included practicing with the team on Monday. But the numbers were working against him after Olamide Zaccheaus and Devin Duvernay were signed in free agency and Luther Burden III was drafted.

• Norton on Wheeler (Aug. 26 – 12:45 p.m.): Wheeler was a guy you wanted to see succeed based on the story alone. Tore his ACL last preseason, battled back to have a decent camp and two-touchdown showing against the Bills in the second preseason game. But his pass-protection was lackluster, diminishing his value as a third or fourth option.

• Hoge on Elkin (Aug. 26 – 1:05 p.m.): The fact that the rookie longsnapper made it all the way to the final cuts is a strong indication that he pushed Scott Daly at the position. If he’s not picked up elsewhere, Elkin could return should the Bears need him.

• Hoge on Pickens (Aug. 26 – 1:10 p.m.): The 2023 third-round pick rarely flashed in two seasons and was always a long shot to make it this year. A groin injury in 2024 didn’t help his development.

• Hoge on Kpassagnon (Aug. 26 – 1:15 p.m.): The expansion and pliability of practice squads make it much easier to stash veterans like Kpassagnon there for a few weeks while not exposing a younger player to waivers. He could still be elevated from the practice squad (assuming that’s where he ends up) in Week 1.

• Hoge on Walker, Jones & Hardy (Aug. 26 – 2:28 p.m.): Roster won’t be official until 3:00, but Jahdae Walker and Carl Jones were among the 48 players I counted practicing today. Daniel Hardy, too.

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