Former Colts seventh-round pick Matthew Adams will follow Matt Eberflus to Chicago. The Bears signed the veteran linebacker to a one-year contract Saturday.
Despite his final-round draft status, Adams played four seasons with the Colts — all during Eberflus’ defensive coordinator stay — and served as a defensive part-timer and near-full-time special teams contributor. Adams joins defensive lineman Al-Quadin Muhammad as ex-Colt defenders to commit to Chicago since Eberflus’ HC hire.
Part of the 2018 draft class that sent Quenton Nelson, Darius Leonard, Braden Smith and Nyheim Hines to the Colts, Adams played 58 games for the team. The Colts used the ex-Houston Cougar as a nine-game starter over his first two seasons but kept him strictly on special teams from 2020-21. Adams played 79% of Indianapolis’ special teams plays in 2021, making 10 tackles.
Chicago has added a few auxiliary players at linebacker this offseason, signing ex-Raider Nicholas Morrow along with journeymen backups Joe Thomas and Noah Dawkins. Entering his fifth season, Roquan Smith stands to anchor this group — one that lost six-year cog Danny Trevathan following a March release.
Danny Trevathan is a tough player to replace production wise, but familiar faces should help Eberflus implement his defensive system in Chicago, even as role players.
As a side note…how good was that 2018 draft for the Colts? Jesus. Even the 7th rounder was on their roster for four years.
Okay, the number of special teams players we’re signing is starting to scare me a bit. Hopefully that’s all most of them are supposed to be. I know we won’t contend, but I want Justin Fields to make strides and the team to overall be watchable.
I think alot of these signings are 1 year place holders until the following year when they’re cap space is huge
You have a point, but a system oriented coach like Eberflus probably just wants to get guys in who know his assignments and expectations as he evaluated the rest of the roster.
The ADAMS Family moves to Chicago !!!
Atta boy Georgie, another bum. You really don’t know anything about football.
I must have missed your bust in Canton.
I suppose the Bears marketing strategy this year will be: “Buy 3 journeyman jerseys and get a starters uniform free”.
One things for sure, it will definitely be an ‘interesting’ season for the Bears.Though, despite all of these changes and dumps off of the roster, I will be curious if they finish at the same record or better than last season. Also wondering if Hicks comes back to the Bears (as I believe at this time of writing he still is a FA)
As much as I personally would love to see it, it would be a waste of money and developmental time for younger players. Hicks won’t be here when they are good, unless a miracle happens.