The market for Nazeeh Johnson is starting to heat up. After being connected to the Cowboys and Giants, the free agent defensive back is set to visit with the Bears, per Jordan Schultz.
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The 2022 seventh-round pick out of Marshall has spent his entire career in Kansas City, where he’s earned a pair of Super Bowl rings. He played exclusively on special teams as a rookie, and his sophomore season was completely wiped out thanks to a torn ACL.
The cornerback finally got some run on defense during the 2024 season, when he started six of his 16 appearances. He finished that year with 56 tackles, one sack, and three passes defended, with Pro Football Focus ranking him 101st among 117 qualifying corners. Johnson also started two of his three postseason appearances that year.
His 2025 campaign was mostly erased thanks to a shoulder injury suffered during the preseason. He was limited to only two late-season contests, with all of his 27 snaps coming on special teams.
Chicago’s cornerbacks corps will look a bit different in 2026. Nahshon Wright and Nick McCloud are no longer around, leaving Tyrique Stevenson, Jaylon Johnson, and Kyler Gordon to lead the depth chart. If Johnson catches on, he could establish a depth role ahead of the likes of fourth-round rookie Malik Muhammad and former fifth-round pick Terell Smith.
Rated 101st out of 117 with a spotty injury history.. I get why they want help because of lack of depth due to injuries at CB last season, but this guy?
Bears have their 90 when they wrap the draft class. So unless there is an injury update I haven’t heard somebody will have to go. They already have like 15 DB’s in camp. They have a ton of bodies already.
The Bears are able to receive a roster exemption for either Nikola Kalinic or Tory Taylor as their dedignated international player, allowing them 91, like they did last year. Same thing also applies to their inseason practice squad, allowing one extra player.
Van Den Berg too. Forgot about that. Thanks.
Says CB on headline and defensive end in first sentence of article.
Besides the guys that are mentioned the Bears have Cam Reid, Blackwell, Jaylon Jones an UDFA they like in Eziomume plus others on futures deals. Guy has as much chance of making this team as I do. Al Harris is great but I doubt he can make wine out of water.
I prefer my wine to be made out of grapes.