GrizzlyBear Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 The Bears waived 14 players Friday, including guard Johan Asiata, fullback Eddie Williams, wide receivers Andy Fantuz and Onrea Jones, and linebacker Chris Johnson. The group also included nine undrafted rookies: Linebackers Tressor Baptiste and Deron Minor, cornerbacks Antareis Bryan and Ryan Jones, tackle Josh Davis, punter Spencer Lanning, defensive end Jake Laptad, center Alex Linnenkohl, and receiver Jimmy Young. The only player waived Friday who has played in a regular-season game for the Bears is Asiata, who appeared in the first two contests last year. The Bears still must cut 13 more players by 5 p.m. Saturday to reach the NFL’s 53-man roster limit. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8114 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 The Bears waived 14 players Friday, including guard Johan Asiata, fullback Eddie Williams, wide receivers Andy Fantuz and Onrea Jones, and linebacker Chris Johnson. The group also included nine undrafted rookies: Linebackers Tressor Baptiste and Deron Minor, cornerbacks Antareis Bryan and Ryan Jones, tackle Josh Davis, punter Spencer Lanning, defensive end Jake Laptad, center Alex Linnenkohl, and receiver Jimmy Young. The only player waived Friday who has played in a regular-season game for the Bears is Asiata, who appeared in the first two contests last year. The Bears still must cut 13 more players by 5 p.m. Saturday to reach the NFL’s 53-man roster limit. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=8114 Not a huge surprise, but with the recent Briggs news it might be smart to keep an extra LB around. Also, with the not-so-recent flaws on the OL, it might be smart to keep a promising, young Center around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GakMan23 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Per Tribune Chester Taylor and Marcus Harrison have been cut as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearsFan1974 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Per Tribune Chester Taylor and Marcus Harrison have been cut as well Taylor was a matter of time and with Okoye's (NOT CHRISTIAN, Daventry...lol) emergence, HArrison isn't much of a surprise either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyBear Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Tommy Harris was cut by Colts, So I guess he isnt all that and bag of chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 How the once mighty have fallen.... Injury just simply shortened his career. Tommy Harris was cut by Colts, So I guess he isnt all that and bag of chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorbear Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 How the once mighty have fallen.... Injury just simply shortened his career. I give him props for how he left Chicago (thanking the fans with a full page ad in the papers and calling Henry Melton to wish him luck). Unfortunately, I believe he is done. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorbear Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Hate to see Desmond leave. He was a very good tight end for us. Looks like Kyle Adams is going to get a roster spot. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GakMan23 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Desmond Clark was cut as well per Tribune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madlithuanian Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Agreed. I give him props for how he left Chicago (thanking the fans with a full page ad in the papers and calling Henry Melton to wish him luck). Unfortunately, I believe he is done. Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradjock Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Also Chester Taylor. I read that on yahoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyBear Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 In the last 10 years, only two undrafted rookie free agents have stuck around to make any kind of impact. The Chicago Bears look like they will carry five of them on their 53-man roster when final cuts are due at 5 p.m. The club has not made any formal announcement, but according to a variety of NFL sources, the team is down to 54 players right now. It's unknown if a decision has been made on the final spot, but multiple sources say the front office is considering placing rookie linebacker J.T. Thomas, a sixth-round pick from West Virginia, on injured reserve with a back issue. The Bears informed three veterans they will be let go. Running back Chester Taylor, tight end Desmond Clark and defensive tackle Marcus Harrison are headed out. Clark was re-signed at the start of training camp. He spent the last eight seasons with the team. The Bears informed running back Robert Hughes, wide receiver Kris Adams, tight end Andre Smith, guard Ricky Henry, offensive tackle Levi Horn, defensive tackle Jordan Miller, linebacker Patrick Trahan and safety Anthony Walters they will be waived. That makes 54 players on the roster with JT thomas. So it looks like 5 UFA's made the team. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,1264439.story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I want to see what JT Thomas can bring to the table. He's really the only young LB we have that has any sort of potential. Iwuh, Roach, and Decico all kind of suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyBear Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Roach is way to verisitile to let go , he plays all 3 positions, Iwuh has been a standout on ST, Plus he played the weakside for Briggs pretty good. As for DeCico, he is making the same transision that Url made. He was a safety moving to MLB, 6' 4" 230. I want to see him put on about 20 lbs and get some playtime, he maybe the solution to replacing Url when he retires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockren Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Roach is way to verisitile to let go , he plays all 3 positions, Iwuh has been a standout on ST, Plus he played the weakside for Briggs pretty good. As for DeCico, he is making the same transision that Url made. He was a safety moving to MLB, 6' 4" 230. I want to see him put on about 20 lbs and get some playtime, he maybe the solution to replacing Url when he retires. Don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzlyBear Posted September 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Here is the final Roster Here’s a breakdown of the 53-man roster as it stands now (in alphabetical order): Quarterbacks (3): Jay Cutler, Nathan Enderle, Caleb Hanie Running backs (3): Marion Barber, Kahlil Bell, Matt Forte Fullbacks (1): Will Ta’ufo’ou Wide receivers (6): Earl Bennett, Devin Hester, Sam Hurd, Johnny Knox, Dane Sanzenbacher, Roy Williams Tight ends (3): Kyle Adams, Kellen Davis, Matt Spaeth Offensive linemen (8): Gabe Carimi, Roberto Garza, Lance Louis, Frank Omiyale, Chris Spencer, J’Marcus Webb, Chris Williams, Edwin Williams Defensive linemen (10): Anthony Adams, Mario Addison, Israel Idonije, Henry Melton, Amobi Okoye, Stephen Paea, Julius Peppers, Nick Reed, Matt Toeaina, Corey Wootton Linebackers (5): Lance Briggs, Dom DeCicco, Brian Iwuh, Nick Roach, Brian Urlacher Cornerbacks (6): Zackary Bowman, Corey Graham, Tim Jennings, D.J. Moore, Joshua Moore, Charles Tillman Safeties (5): Chris Conte, Chris Harris, Craig Steltz, Winston Venable, Major Wright Specialists (3): Robbie Gould, Patrick Mannelly, Adam Podlesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daventry Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Taylor was a matter of time and with Okoye's (NOT CHRISTIAN, Daventry...lol) emergence, HArrison isn't much of a surprise either. Ahh, you are killing me....haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonej Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I want to see what JT Thomas can bring to the table. He's really the only young LB we have that has any sort of potential. Iwuh, Roach, and Decico all kind of suck. Hes the "Red Shirt" this year placed on IR with a back issue that may require surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I'm surprised we're keeping 5 UDFAs. There is no way the Bears keep Reed and Addison on the roster for the entire year. My guess is that Reed is the better player right now stays and Addison, reportedly a better athlete who needs more time to develop, heads to the practice squad once the Bears sign a backup LB. Also, one thing I didn't realize was that after the first week of the season teams can sign veterans w/ 4 years experience to a non-guaranteed contract. At this point I don't think the Bears have any interest in any veteran Oline so we can take that off the table. Definitely backup LB help is needed. This DeCicco experiment is just that, an experiment that is best done on the practice squad. I wouldn't be surprised to see the Bears doing something at safety, or CB. Did we really keep a FB? What's up with that? Seriously, this is Mike Martz running the offense. Will he even be active on game day? I'll be watching to see how this plays out in week 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daventry Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Marcus Harrison is a big disappointment, what a waste of talent! Too bad..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Grizzly Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 For what it's worth and if anyone cares, Chester caught on with the Cardinals and Marcus Harrison is with the Panthers...for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 For what it's worth and if anyone cares, Chester caught on with the Cardinals and Marcus Harrison is with the Panthers...for now. Well, that's exactly where some people thought we could try to trade Taylor to. Guess they just expected him to be cut so they wouldn't give up a conditional pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hochuli 3:16 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Bears waive Joshua Moore and sign Armando Allen to the PS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flea Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Waive 1 Notre Dame RB add another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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