Jason Lieser
Chicago Bears reporter
Jason Lieser covers the Chicago Bears for the Chicago Sun-Times.
For now, it’s looking like a Super Bowl rematch between the Chiefs and Eagles — and the Bears have a long way to climb.
The Bears are an unpredictable team in an unpredictable division. Here’s a look at where they stand going into the season.
In only his second year as a GM, there isn’t much to go off in evaluating Poles — yet. Whether he has been right or wrong on key decisions will come to light this season and determine how much trust he gets going forward.
Mooney had been floated as a trade candidate, while Gipson was given permission to seek a trade.
Bears general manager was definitive that Taylor will be the punt returner. Jones remains the Bears’ kick returner.
Jenkins is “week-to-week” according to GM Ryan Poles, but putting him on IR opens a roster spot.
Here’s who the Bears are cutting before Tuesday’s 3 p.m. deadline;
The Bears finalized the initial version of their 53-man active roster Tuesday, but the flood of players waived at the deadline presented opportunities to upgrade.
Now that the Bears have finalized their roster, what is it? The outcomes range from playoff contention if everything goes right to picking at or near the top of the draft again if most of it backfires.