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Bears Reduce Roster To 53 Players

By Ben Levine | at August 30, 2022 6:10 pm

The Bears trimmed their roster to the NFL’s mandatory 53-man limit today:

Released:

• OT Shon Coleman
• DT Trevon Coley
• DE Mario Edwards Jr. (released)
• S Davontae Harris
• TE James O’Shaughnessy (non-football illness designation)
• QB Nathan Peterman
• G Michael Schofield III
• CB Greg Stroman Jr.

Waived:

• TE Chase Allen
• WR Isaiah Coulter
• C/G Dieter Eiselen
• RB Darrynton Evans
• WR Chris Finke
• LB DeMarquis Gates
• CB Thomas Graham Jr.
• DE Sam Kamara
• G Lachavious Simmons
• DE Charles Snowden
• S A.J. Thomas
• DT Micah Dew-Treadway
• RB De’Montre Tuggle
• WR Nsimba Webster

Placed on IR:

• CB Tavon Young

Michael Schofield III is an experienced starter with more than 100 NFL games under his belt, but it was immediately clear that he was competing for a roster spot when he inked a deal worth only $1.12MM. He ultimately lost out on a starting gig in Chicago to Teven Jenkins, who was mentioned as a trade candidate only yesterday.

Sam Kamara got into eight games with Chicago in 2021 while mostly appearing on special teams. Nsimba Webster got into six games with the Bears last year, returning four punts for 13 yards. Both of these young players are candidates to return to Chicago’s practice squad to start the 2022 campaign.

Nathan Peterman is also expected to land back on the Bears’ practice squad, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter). After tossing three touchdowns vs. 12 interceptions in two seasons with Buffalo, Peterman spent the past three years with the Raiders, getting into only a pair of games. Justin Fields and Trevor Siemian are the only two QBs on the Bears active roster, so Peterman will see a promotion if either of those two are sidelined.