Here are today’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
- Waived: LB James Vaughters
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Signed off Giants’ practice squad: LB Tuzar Skipper
- Placed on IR: DE L.T. Walton
Here are today’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
Pittsburgh Steelers
Trey Burton‘s second Bears season has not gone well, and it will end with the tight end on IR. The Bears will shuttle the sixth-year player to their IR list, according to Field Yates of ESPN.com (on Twitter).
Burton is battling a calf injury that kept him out of practice this week. The Bears will promote linebacker James Vaughters from their practice squad to take the open roster spot. Burton missed Bears offseason activities due to sports hernia surgery but was ready by Week 1.
After catching 54 passes for 569 yards and six touchdowns in his Chicago debut season, Burton will close his 2019 slate with 14 receptions for 84 yards and no scores. Still, Burton’s 84 yards lead all Bears tight ends. This has obviously been a trouble spot for an offense that has fallen well off its 2018 performance level. Adam Shaheen, a 2017 second-round pick, has just nine grabs for 74 yards in eight games.
Burton’s four-year, $32MM contract runs through the 2021 season. It calls for a $7.5MM dead-money charge, with barely $1MM in cap savings, were the Bears to cut Burton after this season. It’s likely the ex-Philly Special passer will be back next season in an attempt to bounce back from essentially a lost year. But tight end will likely be a need for the Bears, whose 2017 Dion Sims addition also did not work out.
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Today’s practice squad moves:
Arizona Cardinals
Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears
Denver Broncos
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
Here are Saturday’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Tennessee Titans
Today’s practice squad updates:
Baltimore Ravens
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Kansas City Chiefs
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Here are today’s minor moves:
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Indianapolis Colts
Today’s minor moves:
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Chargers
Today’s practice squad updates:
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Los Angeles Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans
Washington Redskins
Here are Tuesday’s updates from the workout circuit, all links going to veteran NFL reporter Howard Balzer’s Twitter unless otherwise noted.
Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Indianapolis Colts
New Orleans Saints
New York Jets
Oakland Raiders
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Washington Redskins
Today’s practice squad updates:
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Minnesota Vikings
New England Patriots
New Orleans Saints
Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks
Tennessee Titans
Washington Redskins