Take a look at the newest numbers for our newest Bears.

CB, Malik Muhammad – #24

S, Dillon Thieneman – #31

LB, Keyshaun Elliot – #49

C, Logan Jones – #54

WR, Zavion Thomas – #81

TE, Sam Roush – #87

DT, Jordan van den Berg – #96

Obviously, Dillon Thieneman’s #31 is no surprise to anyone and I think he will look super clean in it. In our Bears Over Beers draft recap last week, I repped my old #31 Rashaan Salaam jersey (Rest in Peace) and am confident the former All-American will rep it well.

Malik Muhammad in...

Some of the Chicago Bears are on the field at Halas Hall today for a two-day rookie minicamp. Besides their 2026 draft class and undrafted free agents, several rookies (and a few veterans) are there on a tryout basis.

Here’s the roster of players for this weekend.

Do any UDFA or tryout players stand out to you?

Earlier today, the Bears announced that four draft picks and 13 UDFAs have been signed.

In case you were wondering, draft picks are allowed to practice while they are still unsigned, as the league provides them with an agreement to sign that if...

With the Chicago Bears starting rookie minicamp this weekend, the team announced they’ve signed four of their seven draft picks.

The team has agreed to terms with day three picks CB Malik Muhammad, LB Keyshawn Elliott and DL Jordan van der Berg.

They have also signed their second third-round pick WR Zavion Thomas.

The length and terms of the contracts for the rookies signed have not been disclosed.

First-round pick Dillon Thieneman, second-round pick Logan Jones and third-round pick Sam Roush remain unsigned.

As a reminder:

WR Zavion Thomas from LSU, was selected with the 89th pick in the third...

The undrafted free agents are like lottery tickets for teams. They are young, low-cost players who, if they make the roster, can provide depth with minimal impact on the salary cap. If they really develop, they can be multi-year contributors to a roster, or even earn starting reps in some instances.

Some can even become legendary by catching the tying touchdown in the waning seconds against the division rival in a late December game.

Here are the players the Bears have signed in their initial 2026 UDFA class.

Offense

Jaren Kump, C/OL, Utah
Caden Barnett, iOL, Wyoming
Mason Murphy, OT,...

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Johnson leaves Springfield ‘determined’ after pushing for new city revenue and against Bears suburban move

Johnson is bound and determined to be the reason the Bears leave the state. Apparently.

As Bears rookies report for minicamp, team leaning harder than ever on coaching staff

Coaches up!

Bears waive CB Zah Frazier, a Round 5 pick just a year ago

Strange situation. Best wishes to the young man, I hope he gets whatever is going on sorted out.

One Player the Bears Desperately Need a Bounce-Back Season From

Just one?

[**Bears 2026 Rookie Minicamp: Focusing on...

The Bears’ 2025 season was about as chaotic as a season could get. As far as potential events that can impact the result of a game, Chicago witnessed extremes on both ends of the spectrum.

For one, the Bears led the NFL with 33 turnovers forced in 2025. It’s possible to replicate a high level of turnover success, but considering that four of the top 10 teams in turnovers forced from 2024 also finished in the top 10 in 2025, it’s not incredibly likely. One could argue the rate at which they consistently came from behind could be tough to...

In the 2025 draft, the Chicago Bears made some splashy offensive picks that were worth rolling the dice on in fantasy. This year, the draft was very different, but with how fantasy football has changed, there are still plenty of leagues that utilize enough different formats that, depending on how the league is run, some of these rookies could be useful. Let’s take a look.

Dillon Thieneman- Safety: If you are in redraft IDP leagues, it will depend on your formats and how many safeties (or perhaps you have a DB category) that you utilize. For Thieneman to have value...

In what can only be considered a surprising move by the Chicago Bears, they announced (via the team’s Twitter/X account) that they are releasing second-year CB Zah Frazier.

The Zah Frazier era in Chicago will be a seriously short one that will be surrounded in mystery unless more information comes out about his situation.

Frazier was selected by the Bears with the 169th pick in the 5th round of the 2025 NFL Draft. He participated in one OTA practice before he stopped practicing. Nobody had any information about Frazier’s situation, but he was eventually placed on the Non- Football Injury/Issue...

A couple of weeks ago, the Chicago Bears picked up the fifth-year option on right tackle Darnell Wright. With him coming off a Second Team All-Pro honor, the decision was a no-brainer. In three years, he has only missed two games, and he’s started all 49 regular-season games in which he’s appeared, as well as two playoff contests.

Wright’s current deal carries a cap hit of $6,671,722 this year and $19,072,000 in 2027, but the Bears could negotiate a contract extension for the soon-to-be 25-year-old this year, which is something general manager Ryan Poles said is on the horizon.

Pro...

Early this morning, Spotrac reported that the Chicago Bears restructured the contract of center Garrett Bradbury, converting $1M in incentives into guaranteed salary, meaning he’s now due $4.7M in 2026, with $3.7M guaranteed.

His previous 2026 cap hit was $5.7M. I’m not exactly sure how the numbers work, but I was told by someone who does know that this move made a $1M incentive that was counting against the cap no longer count against the cap.

Why did the Bears and Bradbury make this deal now?

Right before the NFL Draft, the Bears cleared over $10M in salary cap space...

The bulk of the NFL’s acquisition period is in the rearview mirror, which means all 32 teams will shift their focus to rookie minicamps and the offseason program. Despite coming off an 11-6 season and their first NFC North title in seven years, the NFC North is once again expected to be hotly contested.

While some would categorize the Chicago Bears’ offseason as eventful, they’ve failed to fill all of their holes. The good news is that there are still a few quality free agents available. The bigger question is whether the Bears will seek additional help. If they do,...

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NFL Analyst Sets Expectation for Caleb Williams in 2026

That’s good. As long as the analyst has expectations. It’s very important for an analyst to have expectations. I expect.

Bears’ Dillon Thieneman Pick Given Top 15 Ranking by NFL Draft Analyst

Sounds like that analyst has expectations as well. Good. Very comforting.

Who Bears Are Predicted to Take in First Round of 2027 NFL Draft

I dunno, it’s so hard to figure out who will be there at pick 32. You see, Denmaster Ken has expectations as well.

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[**Drake Maye again backs Mike...