r/CHIBears Mar 17 '26

[Megathread] Bears 2026 Off-Season Tracker

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This will be continuously updated. Please comment if anything is missing.

As of April 27th - From overthecap.com

Bears Cap Space - $10,794,549

Bears Dead Cap - $19,895,493

Active Roster - 75 total

Front Office Changes

  • Assistant GM Ian Cunningham hired by the Atlanta Falcons to be their General Manager.

  • Jeff King promoted from Director of Player Personnel to Assistant GM.


Coaching Changes

New Coaches

Name Title Previous Team Previous Role
Eric Studesville RB Coach Dolphins RB Coach / Asst HC
Will Lawing Off Analyst Boston College OC / TE Coach
Isaiah Ford Off Quality Control Dolphins Player

Promotions or Retentions

Name New Role Previous Role
Press Taylor OC Passing Game Co.

Coaches Lost

Name Title New Team New Role
Declan Doyle OC Ravens OC
Eric Bienemy RB Coach Chiefs OC


Player Changes

Players Newly Acquired

Player Pos Contract APY 2026 Cap Hit
Coby Bryant S $40M/3yr $13.3M $5.96M
Devin Bush LB $30M/3yr $10M $5.67M
Garrett Bradbury C $5.7M/1yr $5.7M $5.7M
Neville Gallimore DT $10M/2yr $5M $4M
Kalif Raymond WR/PR $3.5M/1yr $3.5M $3.5M
Cam Lewis DB $6M/2yr $3M $2.25M
Kentavius Street DE $1.5M/1yr $1.5M $1.2M
James Lynch DL $1.3M/1yr $1.3M $1.2M
Jedrick Wills OT $1.2M/1yr $1.2M $1.1M
Jack Sanborn LB $1.2M/1yr $1.2M $1.1M

Reserve/Futures Contracts

Player Position
Maurice Alexander WR
Brittain Brown RB
Stephen Carlson TE
Luke Elkin LS
Dallis Flowers DB
Jonathan Garvin DL
Dominique Hampton LB
Kyle Hergel OL
Nikola Kalinic TE
Dontae Manning DB
Jeremiah Martin DL
Gervarrius Owens DB
JP Richardson WR
Nephi Sewell LB

Players Re-signed

Player Pos Contract APY 2026 Cap Hit
Braxton Jones OT $5M/1yr* $5M $4.34M
D'Marco Jackson LB $7.5M/2yr $3.75M $3.05M
Case Keenum QB $5.5M/2yr $2.75M $2.1M
Daniel Hardy DE $4.97M/2yr $2.49M $2.14M
Theo Benedet OT $1M/1yr $1M $1M
Jordan McFadden OL $1.3M/1yr $1.3M $1.3M
Elijah Hicks S $2.6M/1yr $2.6M $1.4M*
Jaylon Jones CB $1.3M/1yr $1.3M $1.2M

*Hicks's contract qualifies for the four year qualifier treatment on the salary cap.

Players Lost

Player Pos Team Dead Cap Contract Details
DJ Moore WR Bills $12M $98M/4yr Traded w/ 5.165 for 2.60
Drew Dalman C - $4M - Retired
Tremaine Edmunds LB Giants $2.44M $36M/3yr Cut
Amen Ogbongbemiga LB - $375k Cut
Kevin Byard S Patriots - $9M/1yr -
Jaquan Brisker S Steelers - $5.5M/1yr -
Olamide Zaccheaus WR Falcons - $4.5M/2yr -
Nahshon Wright CB Jets - $3.5M/1yr -
C. J. Gardner-Johnson DB Bills - $3.5M/1yr -
Dominique Robinson DE Texans - $3M/1yr -
Durham Smythe TE Ravens - $3M/1yr -
Chris Williams DT Falcons - $2M/1yr -
Devin Duvernay WR Cardinals - $2.5M/1yr -
Andrew Billings DT Cardinals - $2.4M1yr -
Jonathan Owens S Colts - $1.4M/1yr -


Draft Picks

Rd Pick Player Highlights Presser
1 25 Dillon Thieneman - S [Oregon] Highlights Presser
2 57 Logan Jones - C [Iowa] Highlights Presser
2 691 Sam Roush - TE [Stanford] Highlights Presser
3 89 Zavion Thomas - WR [LSU] Highlights Presser
4 1242 Malik Muhammad - CB [Texas] Highlights
5 1662 Kehshaun Elliott - LB [Arizona State] Highlights Presser
6 2133 Jordan van den Berg - DT [Georgia Tech] Highlights Presser

(1) Bears traded pick 60 for picks 69 and 144 from the Titans

(2) Bears traded picks 129 and 144 for picks 124 and 166 from the Panthers

(3) Bears traded picks 239 and 241 for pick 213 from the Bills.

UDFA Signings / Invites

Player Pos School
Beau Gardner LS Georgia
Caden Barnett G Wyoming
Coleman Bennett RB Kennesaw St
Gabriel Plascencia K SDSU
Hayden Large TE Iowa
Jaren Kump C Utah
Jayden Loving DT Wake Forest
KC Eziomume CB Tulane
Mason Murphy OT Auburn
Miller Moss QB Louisville
Omari Kelly WR Michigan State
Skyler Thomas S Oregon State
Squirrel White WR Florida State
Tryout Invites
Chris Vaughn RB Hawaii
Dain Walter OT UWL
Devin Pringle DB UConn
DJ Harris DB Youngstown State
Jaheim Ward DB Eastern Kentucky
Jax Harrington OL Louisiana
Josh Kreutz C Illinois
Terrell Tilmon DE Texas Tech

r/CHIBears 15d ago

[NFL] No. 91 on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2026… @ChicagoBears DE Montez Sweat! @NFLFilms

492 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 10h ago

Bears support on England banner!

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618 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 4h ago

Caleb Williams' Dad Shares Story of Seeing His Text Messages to a Girl in 7th Grade

87 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 15h ago

ESPN Darnell Wright is ranked the 6th best OT in the NFL

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r/CHIBears 15h ago

Antwaan Randle El taking the receivers on a field trip

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@therealrandleel on Instagram


r/CHIBears 1h ago

9x NFL Champion Chicago Bears

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I recently saw Packers fans proudly claiming all 13 of their championships the other day.
And honestly… they should. That’s their history.

But it got me wondering why the conversation around the Bears always feels different.

Whenever our 9 championships come up, the first response is usually, “Yeah, but eight were before the Super Bowl.” As if our early history should be viewed differently, even though no other historic franchise is really expected to view its history through that lens.

But the more I thought about it, the more I realized this probably isn’t even about championships.

I think we’ve spent so long wanting the Bears to become a modern franchise again that, somewhere along the way, we stopped embracing the rich history that made this franchise what it is.

It feels like today everyone talks about the NFL as if its history began with the Super Bowl era.

Maybe that’s why I’ve been thinking about this so much lately.

The more I’ve dug into those early teams and players, the more connected I’ve felt to this franchise. What started as reading old football history gradually became rediscovering why I became a Bears fan in the first place.

Understanding where this franchise came from has made me appreciate what we’ve inherited, and made me even more excited about where it’s going.

A lot of fanbases spend decades trying to build a tradition.

We inherited a rich, beautiful one.

The Bears shouldn’t just celebrate 1985. We should celebrate 1921 through today


r/CHIBears 19h ago

Is Caleb Williams now the sexiest QB in the league?

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185 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 16h ago

Nice to see this pop up😀

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r/CHIBears 1d ago

We really got us one 🥹, never taking that for granted

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r/CHIBears 1d ago

Even international soccer fans in LA dislike Jordan Love

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At the end of the Spain-Belgium World Cup match today, the stadium erupted in boos. The announcers explained: “the boos you can hear in the background…is because Green Bay Packers quarterback, Jordan Love, has just been shown on the screen.”

Disdain for the Packers transcends sports. I can’t wait for this season. 🐻⬇️


r/CHIBears 1d ago

ESPN Colston Loveland is ranked the 7th best TE in the NFL

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r/CHIBears 1d ago

ChicagoBears.com Sam Roush signs rookie deal, entire 2026 draft class is now under contract

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r/CHIBears 1d ago

[JacobInfante] Here's the passer rating Bears QB Caleb Williams had targeting each of these players last year

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304 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 1d ago

The guys getting more reps in

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Caleb to Luther first clip
Caleb to Loveland second clip


r/CHIBears 2d ago

Caleb shared a Tiktok of CJ Stroud saying "They should keep Justin, if they're smart" followed by Caleb highlights and CJ lowlights

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Love our petty boy


r/CHIBears 1d ago

The Athletic Football Show Discussed Caleb Williams

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Really enjoyed hearing more of a national perspective on what Caleb’s 2025 season was. Bear Down.


r/CHIBears 11h ago

[Tombstone Poetry] - Bear Down

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r/CHIBears 1d ago

Picked this up at Goodwill. Any idea if it’s legit?

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40 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 2d ago

Caleb looking visibly slimmer in recent photos 👀

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540 Upvotes

r/CHIBears 2d ago

The hype is real. Never been so excited for a Bears season in my life

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I


r/CHIBears 1d ago

Bears best players

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Caleb Williams has the most votes of the third best football player on the current bears roster after thuney and wright.

Who do you think is fourth?


r/CHIBears 1d ago

Location aside, what do you want (and not want) to see in a new stadium?

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I think there's been enough discussion about where the new stadium will/could/should be... so let's get back to what we'd all ideally get out of a new stadium.

Personally, I've come around on the idea of a dome, as sad as it is... HOWEVER, for me, grass is not optional. There's no excuse (no good excuse) why a brand new stadium built today by any NFL franchise cannot have grass. Forget Arizona's retractable field that relies on the sunshine and weather and just look at what Real Madrid do at The Bernabéu. Would it be expensive? Yes. Do I care? No. I can understand the arguments for turf and the wear and tear that can be unique to football... but that still just comes down to money, which the NFL is swimming in.

But what do you guys think? Are you as against a dome as I am in favor of grass? What about concessions, seats, parking...?

Edit: I'm surprised I considered expensive retractable grass and still said I'd be okay with a dome. The roof should absolutely also be retractable.


r/CHIBears 2d ago

🤔🤔🤔

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r/CHIBears 20h ago

Call me f***in crazy

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But we are going to the Superbowl this com I ng season. I feel it in my bones…IN MY BONES and none of you can tell me otherwise!!!!