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LB · #47 · 27 yrs · 6-2, 240 lb · Texas A&M5 yrs experience · 2021 rd 4, pick 140

Buddy Johnson, a 4th-round pick in 2021 (No. 140 overall), has played for seven clubs since 2022, the last of them the Bears again, after a July–August 2026 stretch with the Raiders. Along the way: waived and released by the Steelers, then signed by the 49ers within seven days in August–September 2022 and placed on injured reserve twice; most recently signed to the practice squad as a veteran by the Bears on September 1, 2026.

Draft data: Pro Football Reference

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