Chicago Bears · 2021
All Chicago Bears seasons · 227 moves
88added14moved101released24shelved
The 2021 season on record
The Bears made 227 moves on record in 2021: 98 signings, 94 waivers, 22 reserve-list moves, 9 terminations, 2 trades and 2 other moves. Of those, 85 brought players in (6 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 109 sent players out (8 to other clubs) and 33 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was August, with 57 moves (25% of the year).
Notable arrivals
- Desmond Trufant — signed as a free agent, March 20 · 1st-round pick, 2013 (No. 22 overall)
- Breshad Perriman — signed as a free agent, September 6 · 1st-round pick, 2015 (No. 26 overall)
- Alec Ogletree — signed as a free agent, August 4 · 1st-round pick, 2013 (No. 30 overall)
- Andy Dalton — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Cowboys, March 20 · 2nd-round pick, 2011 (No. 35 overall)
- Jeremiah Attaochu — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Broncos, March 23 · 2nd-round pick, 2014 (No. 50 overall)
Notable departures
- Mitchell Trubisky — signed by the Bills as an unrestricted free agent, March 22 · 1st-round pick, 2017 (No. 2 overall)
- Barkevious Mingo — signed by the Falcons as an unrestricted free agent, March 25 · 1st-round pick, 2013 (No. 6 overall)
- Kyle Fuller — released, March 20 · 1st-round pick, 2014 (No. 14 overall)
- Desmond Trufant — released, August 31 · 1st-round pick, 2013 (No. 22 overall)
- Breshad Perriman — released, November 9 · 1st-round pick, 2015 (No. 26 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference