Chicago Bears Transactions 2026

May
DATETRANSACTION
8 May 2026Signed WR Zavion Thomas, DB Malik Muhammad, LB Keyshaun Elliot and DL Jordan van den Berg to rookie contracts. Signed OL Caden Barnett, Jaren Kump and Mason Murphy, RB Coleman Bennett, DBs KC Eziomume and Skyler Thomas, LS Beau Gardner, WRs Omari Kelly and Squirrel White, TE Hayden Large, DL Jayden Loving, QB Miller Moss and K Gabriel Plascencia to UDFA contracts.
7 May 2026Waived DB Zah Frazier.
March
DATETRANSACTION
18 March 2026Signed DE James Lynch and LB Jack Sanborn to contracts.
16 March 2026Signed DB Jaylon Jones to a contract.
12 March 2026Re-signed OL Jordan McFadden to a one-year contract. Signed CB Coby Bryant, LB Devin Bush, DT Neville Galimore, WR Kalif Raymond and OT Jedrick Wills to contracts.
6 March 2026Released LB Tremaine Edmunds. Placed C Drew Dalman on the reserve/retired list.
February
DATETRANSACTION
19 February 2026Released LB Amen Ogbongbemiga.
18 February 2026Promoted Press Taylor to offensive coordinator.
5 February 2026Re-signed ERFA OT Theo Benedet to a one-year contract.
January
DATETRANSACTION
27 January 2026Signed DE Jamree Kromah to a reserve/futures contract.
21 January 2026Signed TE Qadir Ismail to a reserve/futures contract.
20 January 2026Signed WRs Maurice Alexander and JP Richardson, RB Brittain Brown, TEs Stephen Carlson and Nikola Kalinic, LS Luke Elkin, DBs Dallis Flowers, Dontae Manning and Gervarrius Owens, DLs Jonathan Garvin and Jeremiah Martin, LBs Dominique Hampton and Nephi Sewell and OL Kyle Hergel to reserve/futures contracts.
13 January 2026Reinstated T Braxton Jones from injured reserve. Signed LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin to the active roster. Placed LBs T.J. Edwards and Ozzy Trapilo on injured reserve. Signed LB Nephi Sewell to the practice squad.
10 January 2026Activated CB Kyler Gordon from injured reserve.
8 January 2026Placed LB Ty Summers on the practice injured list. Signed LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin to the practice squad.