Moments after agreeing to terms with running back Mike Davis, the Bears are making another signing. Chicago is adding cornerback Buster Skrine, sources told Mike Garafolo of NFL Network (Twitter link).
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network added in a tweet that it’ll be a three-year deal worth $16.5MM. $8.5MM of it will be guaranteed. Garafolo writes that the news “surely means Bryce Callahan is gone from Chicago.” Skrine comes to the Bears from the Jets, after spending the past four seasons in New York.
Skrine signed a four-year $25MM deal with the Jets back in 2015, and had an up and down tenure in New York. He came close to getting cut several times, and his play has fluctuated greatly. A fifth round pick of the Browns back in 2011, Skrine is still only 29. He’s a slot cornerback, and will slight right into the hole presumably left by Callahan.
Skrine received average marks from Pro Football Focus for his work last year, which is a pretty big downgrade from Callahan, but the move should save the Bears a decent amount of money. In 14 games and 11 starts last year, Skrine had 58 tackles and eight passes defended.
Whoaaaa?? That’s a big loss for my Jets
Huge loss for my Bears too, if Callahan is gone.
You don’t have any ownership in the Bears, therefore they aren’t yours.
Unfortunately, you have ownership of that really dumb comment.
Dude, stop this. I’ve seen you do this all over threads on this site. No one cares. I’m from Chicago and like Bernstein too. This is still stupid. Basic reading comprehension tells you that’s not what he’s trying to say. I say things like, “my Uber is late,” or “my neighbor is coming over.” It doesn’t mean I’m trying to say I own the Uber or the neighbor. This is really dumb and no one likes the point you are trying to make, because it’s stupid and irrelevant. Please go away.
I hope I never see you at a party because I fear that you would be just too much fun.
fortunately im not a cubs fan
9 picks in 8 seasons. Ball Hawk huh. Priority number one for Pace should have been signing Bryce Callahan. Maybe he’s saving his schuckles for Blair Walsh 4 yrs- 22 mil. Not signing a different kicker before playoffs last year was disgusting. Who cares how $ much you gave a subpar kicker, don(t throw away an awesome season b/c you signed an awful, mentally fragile kicker
the kick was blocked, technically.
One guy’s job to kick the ball high enough to get it over the line: the kicker’s.
Callahan is a loss, no doubt, but physically unreliable every season he’s been in Chicago. And he’s gonna get way more than the Bears have room for under the cap. I would bet Amos is gonna be gone as well. He wants way more than he’s worth.
Best ability is availability, and Callahan wasn’t available for the stretch. Not worth the money.
Sick of Losing: The block was so insignificant it did not affect the trajectory of Parkey’s missed field goal.
If the ball is affected in any way (i.e. loses a little bit of velocity because of the block or spins off its normal/intended axis because of the block) then its enough to change the trajectory. Even if it wasn’t a clean block, it was enough to alter the kick.