Former Green Bay Packers receiver Samori Toure’s NFL journey will take him to Chicago, where he is signing with the Bears practice squad on Wednesday, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.
The Packers released Toure, a 2022 seventh-round pick, during final cuts on Tuesday.
While he flashed early in his career, Toure never took a significant developmental step and got passed up on the receiver depth chart. By training camp’s end, Toure was no higher than No. 8 at receiver in Green Bay. The Packers kept Bo Melton and Malik Heath behind the top four of Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks.
Toure caught 13 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown over 22 regular season games and 251 offensive snaps with the Packers. He played in 11 games each of the last two seasons. In 2023, Toure caught eight of 18 targets for 78 yards, and he also scored a two-point conversion vs. the New Orleans Saints.
In Chicago, Toure will join an offense led by rookie quarterback Caleb Williams and new offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. The Bears are deep at wide receiver, with D.J. Moore, Keenan Allen and first-round pick Rome Odunze leading the way.
At receiver, the Packers are losing Toure and Grant DuBose, who was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins.