Injuries hitting the Bears in waves pushed the team to add two players to position groups that have been hit the hardest in recent weeks.
Meet the new guys:
We have signed DT Anthony Rush to our active roster and QB Kyle Sloter to our practice squad.@Hyundai | #DaBears
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 10, 2020
Quarterback Kyle Sloter joins the practice squad, as was expected after reports surfaced on Monday that his signing appeared imminent. With Mitchell Trubisky out for because of a shoulder injury, the Bears needed a third option behind Tyler Bray. Chicago has long discussed the importance of having a third quarterback available in case of an emergency. But with Trubisky out and Bray serving as QB2, it was only a matter of time before someone like Sloter joined the mix.
A more prudent addition is that of defensive linemen Anthony Rush to the active roster. The Bears’ Week 8 loss to the Saints also saw two defensive linemen suffer significant injuries. Nose tackle John Jenkins went down with an ankle injury that kept him off the practice field and made him unavailable for the team’s Week 9 loss. And Roy Robertson-Harris’ shoulder injury is believed to be a season-ending one. Losing two d-lineman right before the team is scheduled to face Dalvin Cook is less than ideal. Hence, the importance of the timing behind signing Rush.
Rush, 24, is a second-year player who entered the league as an undrafted free agent from UAB. He played nine games with the Eagles as a rookie in 2019, then tacked on four more with the Seahawks in 2020. Rush’s career numbers are light, with just 14 tackles, 3 tackles-for-loss, and 1 QB Hit in 13 games. But at 6-foot-5 and 350 pounds, his mere size could be a welcome presence at the line of scrimmage.