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Where are the Bears in the waiver order?

Here’s the order of the top 20 in the waiver priority list, including the 18 teams that could jump ahead of the Bears.

The Chicago Bears trimmed their roster from 80 to 53 players on Saturday, and it’s time for them to start building their 16-player practice squad and potentially make some changes to their roster on Sunday.

Just as the Bears released a handful of players, so did the rest of the NFL, which means there are a lot of players on the waiver wire that might interest the Bears.

But the Bears can’t just go out and sign any player. They’ll need to hope that another team ahead of them in the waiver order doesn’t also want that player. Which isn’t ideal given Chicago’s place on the waiver order list at 19th.

Here’s the order of the top 20 in the waiver priority list, including the 18 teams that could jump ahead of them.

1. Cincinnati Bengals
2. Washington Redskins
3. Detroit Lions
4. New York Giants
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Los Angeles Chargers
7. Carolina Panthers
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. Jacksonville Jaguars
10. Cleveland Browns
11. New York Jets
12. Las Vegas Raiders
13. Indianapolis Colts
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15. Denver Broncos
16. Atlanta Falcons
17. Dallas Cowboys
18. Pittsburgh Steelers
19. Chicago Bears
20. Los Angeles Rams

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Bears signing former Saints DE Mario Edwards

Less than a day after finalizing their initial 53-man roster, the Bears have made a roster move in adding DE Mario Edwards.

Less than a day after finalizing their initial 53-man roster, the Chicago Bears have made a move on the waiver wire.

According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Bears have agreed to terms with former second-round pick defensive end Mario Edwards, who was released by the New Orleans Saints on Saturday.

The Bears add some veteran help on the defensive line with the addition of Edwards, who spent his first three seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders. Edwards played for the New York Giants in 2018 before signing with the Saints in 2019.

Last season, Edward had eight tackles and three sacks on 293 defensive snaps in New Orleans.

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5 takeaways from Bears’ initial 53-man roster

The Bears trimmed their roster down to 53 on Saturday. There weren’t any big surprises, but here are our takeaways from the initial roster.

The oddest training camp and preseason in recent NFL history concluded this weekend as all 32 NFL teams trimmed their rosters down to the final 53. The Chicago Bears were one of the final teams to officially announce their final roster, as is tradition over the last few seasons.

While there were truly no shocking cuts or transactions, the movement we saw so far paints a pretty clear picture as to what the Bears saw over the last month. Here are my takeaways from the team’s final cuts.

1. No undrafted rookie free agents made the team

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As I said, this was the preseason in a very long considering no fans were allowed in attendance for any Bears practices and there were no preseason games either. That meant none of the undrafted rookie free agents (UDFAs) the Bears signed after the draft could showcase their skills against opposing NFL players. It was clearly a problem because after final cuts, no rookie UDFA made the team.

Guys like running back Artavis Pierce, and outside linebacker Ledarius Mack, two of the most-hyped players coming into camp, are now left with very little NFL tape and a ton of uncertainty following the Labor Day Weekend. This likely isn’t an issue just for the Bears, as other teams likely had difficulty keeping those players on the roster with little to judge them on. Here’s hoping all seven UDFAs find work elsewhere.

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Bears release K Cairo Santos, could be brought back in coming days

The Bears released veteran K Cairo Santos, which came as a surprise given the uncertainty surrounding Eddy Pineiro’s status for Week 1.

The Chicago Bears began trimming their roster to 53 players on Saturday, which included one notable name. The Bears released veteran kicker Cairo Santos to bring their roster to 71 players.

The move came as a surprise given the uncertainty surrounding kicker Eddy Pineiro’s status for Week 1. Pineiro has been battling a groin injury, and he wasn’t seen kicking during the two-week window where media were allowed to watch practice.

But according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Bears could bring Santos back on the roster in the coming days should Pineiro not be good to go against Detroit next Sunday.

Bears coach Matt Nagy told reporters during training camp that the plan was to carry two kickers, especially as Pineiro’s status remains up in the air.

“I have a history with Cairo in Kansas City,” Nagy said. “I’ve seen him make a lot of kicks, so there’s a comfort level there. … When Eddy feels like he’s ready to get out there and start kicking again, that’s what we’re going to do. Now if it gets to a point where we feel like he’s not ready, then we feel comfortable with Cairo being our kicker in Week 1 if that’s the case. We’ve just gotta see.”

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Bears release LB Devante Bond, S Kentrell Brice and WR Alex Wesley

With the official report date for training camp just days away, the Bears have started trimming their roster down to 80 players.

With the official report date for training camp just days away, the Chicago Bears have begun making cuts to their roster to get it down to 80 players.

The Bears announced the release of linebacker Devante Bond, safety Kentrell Brice and wide receiver Alex Wesley on Sunday night.

Bond was signed by the Bears last December, and he appeared in the final three games of the 2019 season exclusively on special teams. The former sixth-round pick appeared in 29 games with six starts in three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he tallied 26 tackles and one tackle-for-loss.

Brice, a former undrafted free agent out of Louisiana Tech, signed with the Bears on Jan. 8. In three seasons with the Packers, Brice played in 26 games with 14 starts, where he registered 100 tackles, including one tackle-for-loss, six pass breakups, one interception, one sack and one fumble recovery. He signed with the Buccaneers last March, but he was released as part of final cuts.

Wesley, who was an undrafted free agent out of Northern Colorado, joined the New York Giants last year. Wesley was released as part of final cuts, and he joined Chicago’s practice squad last December.

The Bears roster is now down to 85, and they need to release five more players ahead of the Aug. 16 deadline.

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9 Bears players in danger of being cut ahead of training camp

Let’s take a look at nine Bears players that are unlikely to survive those pre-training camp cuts ahead of Tuesday’s report date.

There have been a number of obstacles that the Chicago Bears have had to deal with during this unconventional offseason amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether that’s an entirely virtual offseason or absence of a preseason, which is a blow to late-round draft picks, undrafted free agents and other players looking to make an NFL roster.

As that wasn’t a big blow, NFLPA leadership informed players that rosters will be trimmed from 90 to 80 to start training camp. Which means the Bears need to cut 10 players by next Tuesday.

Chicago already parted ways with tight end Ben Braunecker on Thursday. Now they need to cut nine players ahead of Tuesday.

Let’s take a look at nine players that are in danger of being released by the Bears ahead of training camp.

S Kentrell Brice

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With a crop of veteran safeties ahead of him, Kentrell Brice faces an uphill battle to lock down a roster spot. Eddie Jackson and Tashaun Gipson will likely be the starting safeties, with returning Bears Deon Bush and DeAndre Houston Carson serving as depth. And Brice, who was undrafted out of Louisiana Tech, might not make it to training camp given guys like free-agent addition Jordan Lucas and Sherrick McManis, both who bring more as special teams contributors.

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