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Bears Roster Moves: Ten players signed to reserve/future contracts

The Bears got to work on their 2025 90-man offseason roster.

By Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. Updated
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Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. has covered the Bears for nearly two decades and is an owner and host at the 2nd City Gridiron Channel. Follow him on social media @wiltfongjr.

On Monday afternoon, the Chicago Bears announced that they had signed the following nine players to 2025 reserve/future contracts:

  1. Ricky Stromberg, OL
  2. Theo Benedet, OL
  3. Chris Glaser, OL
  4. John Jackson, WR
  5. Samori Toure, WR
  6. Joel Wilson, TE
  7. Austin Reed, QB
  8. Carl Jones, LB
  9. Jamree Kromah, DL
  10. Jordan Murray, TE

All nine of these players ended the season on Chicago’s practice squad.

UPDATE: On Tuesday, the Bears signed 27-year-old tight end Jordan Murray, who was last on the Giants practice squad, to reserve/future contract.

Four other players who ended the season on the Bears practice squad have yet to ink reserve/future deals: linebacker Micah Baskerville, defensive lineman Dashaun Mallory, cornerback Reddy Steward, and safety JT Woods.

Reserve/future contracts are a way for teams to get a head start on constructing their 90-man offseason rosters. Unlike practice squad deals, these contracts prevent the player from negotiating with other clubs. NFL teams can sign as many reserve/future players as they want as long as the total contracted players does not exceed 90. The players don’t count towards the current 53-man roster or the salary cap, and once the 2025 league year starts, they’ll revert to the 90-man offseason roster.

Also, on Monday, the Bears cut practice squad running back Royce Freeman.

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