The first 53-player roster for the 2021 season is OUT … and the Chicago Bears have question-marks and OBVIOUS NEEDS in a whole bunch of places. And while there is plenty dissect later, I wanted to lay out what the Bears have at their disposal right now. More on this soon, as well as the possible additions from other teams’ cuts across the league.
Bears Offense (Projected Starters in Bold)
QB Andy Dalton
Reserves: Justin Fields, Nick Foles
RB David Montgomery
Reserves: Damien Williams, Khalil Herbert, Tarik Cohen (Reserve/PUP List)
WR Allen Robinson II, Darnell Mooney, Marquise Goodwin
Reserves: Damiere Byrd, Rodney Adams
TE Cole Kmet
Reserves: Jimmy Graham, Jesse James, J.P. Holtz, Jesper Horsted
LT Jason Peters
LG Cody Whitehair
C Sam Mustipher
RG James Daniels
RT Germain Ifedi
Reserves: Elijah Wilkinson, Lachavious Simmons, Larry Borom, Alex Bars, Teven Jenkins (he’ll be out for a while, but won’t hit IR until tomorrow)
Bears Defense (Probable Starter in Bold)
DT Akiem Hicks
NT Eddie Goldman
DE Bilal Nichols
Reserves: Angelo Blackson, Khyiris Tonga, Mario Edwards Jr. (2-game suspension)
OLB Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn
Reserves: Trevis Gipson, Jeremiah Attaochu
ILB Danny Trevathan, Roquan Smith
Reserves: Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Alec Ogletree, Christian Jones, Josh Woods, Caleb Johnson
CB Jaylon Johnson, Kindle Vildor
Reserves: Duke Shelley, Xavier Crawford
S Eddie Jackson, Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Reserves: Deon Bush, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Jordan Lucas (IR)
Bears Special Teams
Place kicker: Cairo Santos
Punter: Pat O’Donnell
Long snapper: Patrick Scales
The last cuts, by the way (some of whom could come back in short order, either when Jenkins hits IR or on the practice squad):
All Bears cuts:
DT Daniel Archibong
WR Isaiah Coulter
G Dieter Eiselen
CB Thomas Graham
G Arlington Hambright
TE Scooter Harrington
K Brian Johnson
(cont'd)…— Jason Lieser (@JasonLieser) August 31, 2021
CB Artie Burns
DB Marqui Christian
NT Mike Pennell
C Adam Redmond
CB Desmond Trufant— Jason Lieser (@JasonLieser) August 31, 2021