Allen, DJ Moore and Rome Odunze all worked out with new Bears QB Caleb Williams in April, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. Williams and Odunze weren't on the team at the time, though in Williams' everyone knew he'd be going to Chicago with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 Draft. The Bears then took Odunze eight picks later, completing a fearsome WR trio with Allen and Moore. It's a situation that will make it nearly impossible for Allen to match his target volume from his years in San Diego and Los Angeles, even if Odunze needs some time to adjust to the pro game. Allen celebrated his 32nd birthday during the draft and is entering the final year of his contract, with GM Ryan Poles having said in March that he expected the veteran WR to sign an extension at some points. It's unclear if the Odunze selection changes the expectation for Alllen to sign a multi-year deal, as the Bears have enough cap flexibility to keep all three WRs for the next few seasons if that's what they choose to prioritize.
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG N. Peterman,QB2000.0%00.000150.0T. Bagent,QB59414365.7%859171.83653571.4J. Fields,QB1322737061.4%2,562197.11694428586.3Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD D. Foreman,RB91094253.92247.2413524K. Herbert,RB121326114.63850.9212225C. Kmet,TE17320.710.10102V. Jones Jr.,WR148516.4173.60054T. Taylor,WR171-2-2.02-0.10220N. Peterman,QB22-4-2.02-2.00100T. Scott,WR177415.9162.40182T. Bagent,QB5231094.72021.823011D. Mooney,WR15252.530.30000K. Blasingame,FB168263.361.60000J. Fields,QB131246575.33950.54103643D. Moore,WR174215.3161.21101R. Johnson,RB15813524.32923.521516D. Evans,RB5301053.51221.01069Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD D. Foreman,RB911167771178.664.06K. Herbert,RB122031134712311.2138.09C. Kmet,TE1773907191065342.3290.036E. St. Brown,WR75662120218.97.03C. Johnson,WR31111110113.74.01V. Jones Jr.,WR14472050111.415.01T. Taylor,WR170200000.00.00T. Homer,RB160100000.00.00C. Claypool,WR3414511312017.06.03T. Scott,WR171732168100309.970.010R. Tonyan,TE171117112100246.657.06M. Lewis,TE17452971161.729.02D. Mooney,WR1531614141314127.6181.020K. Blasingame,FB163621040.15.00D. Moore,WR17961361,3641485880.2539.064R. Johnson,RB153440209602413.9247.06D. Evans,RB57124970179.869.02Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD T. Edwards, LB17 90 63 153 2.5 4 8 7 3 0 0 2 0 T. Edmunds, LB15 69 44 113 0 0 5 7 4 0 0 1 0 J. Brisker, DB15 66 39 105 1 7.5 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 T. Stevenson, DB16 63 21 84 0 0 1 16 4 0 0 0 0 K. Gordon, DB13 44 17 61 1 8 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 J. Sanborn, LB17 41 18 59 1 5 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 T. Smith, DB12 37 12 49 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 J. Jones, DL17 29 20 49 4.5 37 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 E. Jackson, DB12 32 5 37 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson, DB14 31 5 36 0 0 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 E. Hicks, DB17 18 12 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. Walker, DL17 17 13 30 3.5 30 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Billings, DL17 12 15 27 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Sweat, DL9 17 8 25 6 47.5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 Y. Ngakoue, DL13 13 9 22 4 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z. Pickens, DL17 9 11 20 0.5 4.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 G. Dexter Sr., DL17 13 7 20 2.5 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 G. Stroman Jr., DB7 12 7 19 1 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 J. Jones, DB17 11 5 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Green, DL17 8 7 15 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Robinson, DL11 5 7 12 0.5 4.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harmon, SAF3 5 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Sewell, LB13 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Blackwell, DB10 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Johnson, DB9 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 J. Williams, CB4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Kareem, DL1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 C. Kmet, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Cole, LB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V. Jones Jr., WR14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Homer, RB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Gill, P17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Scott, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Tonyan, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Gates, LB5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Mooney, WR15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Blasingame, FB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Moore, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Johnson, RB15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Patrick, OL16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Allen, DJ Moore and Rome Odunze all worked out with new Bears QB Caleb Williams in April, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. Williams and Odunze weren't on the team at the time, though in Williams' everyone knew he'd be going to Chicago with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 Draft. The Bears then took Odunze eight picks later, completing a fearsome WR trio with Allen and Moore. It's a situation that will make it nearly impossible for Allen to match his target volume from his years in San Diego and Los Angeles, even if Odunze needs some time to adjust to the pro game. Allen celebrated his 32nd birthday during the draft and is entering the final year of his contract, with GM Ryan Poles having said in March that he expected the veteran WR to sign an extension at some points. It's unclear if the Odunze selection changes the expectation for Alllen to sign a multi-year deal, as the Bears have enough cap flexibility to keep all three WRs for the next few seasons if that's what they choose to prioritize.
With D'Andre Swift signed this offseason and Roschon Johnson entering his second season, Herbert is viewed as potential trade bait, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. Herbert is entering the final year of his rookie deal that is set to pay him a non-guaranteed $1.055 million salary, and the coaching staff is high on Johnson headed into his second season after he was taken in the fourth round of the NFL Draft last year. Swift inked a three-year, $24 million deal in March. After leading the NFL averaging 5.7 yards per carry in 2022, Herbert battled ankle and back issues last year, missing five games on injured reserve in the middle of the season. Travis Homer is also on the roster as a special teams ace. Herbert doesn't play special teams.
Following the selection of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams, Bagent is viewed as the favorite to open the season as the Bears' primary backup quarterback, USA Today's Vincent Parise reports. With Justin Fields traded to the Steelers earlier in the offseason, it leaves Bagent and Brett Rypien behind Williams. There's a chance Chicago adds an experienced veteran to what is currently a pretty young quarterback room, but Bagent showed well enough as a rookie last year to enter 2024 with a chance to claim backup duties. Bagent went 2-2 in four games as a starter, completing 65.7 percent of his passes for 859 yards, three touchdowns and six interceptions and adding 109 rushing yards and two additional scores on 23 attempts.
GM Ryan Poles said Monday that he thinks Allen will sign an extension with the Bears "down the road" after the team handles other contracts, Courtney Cronin of ESPN.com reports. Poles seems to be suggesting that the Bears first want to work out extensions for players that have been with the team longer, though they already took care of two big ones in DE Montez Sweat (November) and CB Jaylon Johnson (March). Allen's new partner at wide receiver might be next in line, as DJ Moore's contract has two more seasons and $32.1 million but nothing guaranteed. Allen has one year and $23.1 million remaining, with the large sum explaining why the Chargers traded him for a mere fourth-round pick on the heels of a 2023 campaign in which he had career highs of 95.6 receiving yards and 21.5 PPR points per game (both numbers ranking Top 4 among all WRs). Allen missed the final four games with a heel injury and will turn 32 in April, but there's been no report of offseason surgery or any complications, so he should be a huge asset in the short term for presumed No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams.
The Steelers acquired Fields from the Bears on Saturday in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round draft pick, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. According to Schefter, the 2025 pick can become a fourth-round pick if Fields reaches an unspecified playing-time threshold with the Steelers in 2024. The trade sets up an interesting quarterback situation for the Steelers, who signed Russell Wilson to a low-cost one-year deal in free agency after he was waived by the Broncos earlier in the week. The Bears, meanwhile, have cleared the deck to draft a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, which in all likelihood will be USC's Caleb Williams.
The Bears signed Pettis (undisclosed) to a one-year deal Friday, Larry Mayer of the team's official site reports. Pettis was dealing with an undisclosed injury back in September of 2023, but it now seems as if he's moved past the issue. The 2018 second-round pick has spent time with the 49ers, Giants and Bears throughout his five-year NFL career, and he's agreed to terms to return to Chicago. Pettis' most recent in-game action came back in 2022 with the Bears, appearing in 17 games and catching 19 of his 41 targets for 245 yards and three touchdowns. The 28-year-old wideout also returned 18 punts for 163 yards in 2022, and he'll likely be competing to make Chicago's 53-man roster as a return man this offseason.
Allen (heel) was traded from the Chargers to the Bears in exchange for a fourth-round pick Thursday, Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reports. Allen has been a key figure in the Chargers' offense for the last 11 seasons, but salary cap problems and a new coaching staff and front office have caused the team to move on. Despite entering his age-32 season, Allen has shown few signs of decline, as he racked up 150 targets across only 13 games in 2023. He turned that into 1,243 yards and seven touchdowns while also tallying a career-best 19 receptions of at least 20 yards. Allen will face some questions on his new team, however, as DJ Moore is the established top pass catcher in the offense, meaning Allen could lose out on some of his prolific target volume. While the Bears are expected to draft Caleb Williams with the top overall pick, it's also still unclear who will be under center in Week 1.
The Bears signed Curhan on Thursday, Chris Emma of 670TheScore.com reports. Undrafted out of California, Curhan made 29 appearances (nine starts) for the Seahawks over the last three seasons. He'll look to win a swing job on Chicago's offensive line this coming season.