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Cardinals cut OL Lachavious Simmons with injury designation

Simmons will revert to injured reserve if he clears waivers.

The Arizona Cardinals are a little more than a week away from final roster cuts, but they have made some roster moves already.

They announced a few roster moves on Monday. They released punter Matt Haack and re-signed running back Stevie Scott.

The final move was offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons. The Cardinals waived him with an injury designation.

He did not dress or play in the Cardinals’ second preseason game on Sunday.

If he clears waivers without being claimed by another team, Simmons will revert to injured reserve, which will end his season unless he and the team reach an injury settlement once he is healthy.

Simmons spent time on the Cardinals’ practice squad last year and was re-signed this offseason.

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Cardinals training camp roster preview: OL Lachavious Simmons

We take a look at OL Lachavious Simmons and his chances for making the final roster for the Cardinals.

The Arizona Cardinals open training camp at the end of this month, so we will do a roster review, highlighting each player currently on the roster, going over last season, their salary and cap number, questions they face and what their expected roster status will be.

Next up is OL Lachavious Simmons.

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Grading the 2020 Bears draft class

A good rule of thumb is to wait and grade a draft class after three years. With that, we give our final grades on the 2020 Bears draft.

The 2023 NFL Draft is set to begin in less than a week and the Chicago Bears will be looking to upgrade their roster to take the next jump in the Ryan Poles era. With 10 selections, most notably their No. 9 overall pick that was part of their acquisition of pics from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for the No. 1 pick, Chicago will have plenty of opportunities to come away with impact players.

Though the draft is exciting and teams rarely feel like they get worse after the weekend concludes, it’s extremely difficult to judge a draft class fairly without having anyone playing a game. Even one season feels unfair given how much things can change from year to year. The rule of thumb is to wait until three years after a draft is complete to give it a fair evaluation.

That three-year evaluation brings us back to 2020, where the COVID-19 pandemic was in full force and the league needed to cancel the in-person draft festivities. The grand stage with thousands of fans in attendance became Roger Goodell’s basement, where he announced picks while sitting in a large leather chair.

Interestingly enough, the Bears had one of their strongest classes in recent memory during the virtual draft. Though they were without a first-round pick due to the Khalil Mack trade with the Las Vegas Raiders and a fourth-round pick that was sent to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for Nick Foles, they were still able to grab impact players, headlined by two second-round picks. Here is how we graded the 2020 draft three years after it happened.

Bears tender ERFAs Jesper Horsted, Sam Mustipher and Lachavious Simmons

The Bears tendered one-year deals to all 3 of their exclusive rights free agents in Jesper Horsted, Sam Mustipher and Lachavious Simmons.

The Chicago Bears made some moves ahead of the start of free agency to tender all three exclusive rights free agents in tight end Jesper Horsted, offensive lineman Sam Mustipher and offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons.

Exclusive rights free agents are players with two or fewer accrued NFL seasons who can only negotiate and sign with their original team. Horsted, Mustipher and Simmons all signed one-year tenders.

Horsted joined the Bears as an undrafted rookie out of Princeton in 2019. As a rookie, he caught eight passes for 87 yards and his first career NFL touchdown. He spent the 2020 season on the practice squad before appearing in seven games last year. Horsted’s two catches were touchdowns. Horsted has been used sparingly, but he showed a great chemistry with quarterback Justin Fields. Perhaps that’ll lead to more involvement in 2022.

Mustipher also signed with the Bears as an undrafted rookie out of Notre Dame, where he spent his rookie year on the practice squad. He got an opportunity to start at center in 2020, which earned him the starting job last season. He started all 17 games at center. But it doesn’t look like he’ll retain that starting job heading into 2022 following a rough year.

Simmons was a seventh-round draft selection out of Tennessee State in 2020. He made his NFL debut last season, playing in two games, including one start at right tackle against the Buccaneers in Week 7.

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Studs and duds from Bears’ brutal 38-3 loss to Bucs

Few Bears players stood out in this game. Here are our studs and duds from Sunday’s brutal loss to the Bucs.

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The Buccaneers forced the Bears’ defense to play with its back against the wall for nearly the entirety of Sunday’s game while Chicago’s offense could only muster three points in an embarrassing 38-3 loss on the road.

The Buccaneers started six offensive possessions with a short field in Bears territory and scored 31 of their 38 points on those drives. On offense, 9-of-13 Bears’ offensive possessions ended in either a punt or a turnover.

Few Bears players stood out in this game. However, here are the studs and duds from Sunday’s brutal loss to Tampa Bay.

6 takeaways from Bears’ preseason loss to the Bills

From Justin Fields earning reps with starters to concerns on defense and special teams, here’s our takeaways from the Bears’ loss to Bills.

For much of Saturday afternoon, the Chicago Bears played uninspiring football in their 41-15 preseason loss to the Buffalo Bills. The starting offense struggled to get anything going, sans one big play from quarterback Andy Dalton. Meanwhile, Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky got the revenge he was seeking against the Bears defense, putting on a show for his former team as he got the start for Buffalo.

The second half was better for both sides of the ball as rookie quarterback Justin Fields looked great in sports with his arm and his legs, but also struggled due to the lack of protection on the offensive line. The defense, meanwhile, was able to create a few turnovers against the Buffalo reserves after getting gashed in the first half.

All in all, though, it wasn’t a pretty day on the lakefront and with just one preseason game left, the Bears have a lot of questions to answer in a short amount of time. Here are my takeaways from Saturday’s preseason game.

Bears injuries: OT Lachavious Simmons returns to practice, OT Teven Jenkins to miss 12th practice

There was good news and bad news for the Bears OL: Lachavious Simmons is returning from a concussion but Teven Jenkins remains sidelined.

The Chicago Bears have been battling injuries throughout training camp, where their injury list has been quite lengthy at times, especially at the offensive line.

With the Bears gearing up for joint practices against the Miami Dolphins Wednesday and Thursday, head coach Matt Nagy shared a quick injury update.

Offensive tackle Lachavious Simmons will be returning from a concussion, where he’ll likely plug into the starting right tackle role, as indicated by the first unofficial depth chart, where he was the starter with Germain Ifedi on the Physically Unable to Perform list.

Unfortunately, rookie offensive tackle Teven Jenkins remains sidelined with a back injury, where he’ll miss his 12th practice during training camp.

Right now, offensive tackle Elijah Wilkinson is listed as the starting left tackle on the first unofficial depth chart with Jenkins as the backup.

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Bears inactives: Which players won’t play vs. Packers in Week 12?

Here’s a look at the players that won’t be suiting up for the Bears as they face the Packers on Sunday night.

The Chicago Bears released their list of inactives ahead of today’s game against the Green Bay Packers. The big news is that Chicago will be without defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, who is still recovering from a hamstring injury. Left tackle Charles Leno Jr. is active after being questionable heading into this game.

Here’s a look at the players that won’t be suiting up for the Bears:

Bears activate OL Jason Spriggs, DB Michael Joseph from reserve/COVID-19 list

The Bears nearly suffered a COVID-19 outbreak last week as several players tested positive for the virus. Now, two have been activated.

The Chicago Bears nearly suffered a COVID-19 outbreak last week as several players tested positive for the virus, including a couple of offensive linemen.

The Bears activated offensive tackle Jason Spriggs and defensive back Michael Joseph from the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Monday.

Spriggs saw action at right tackle in place of an injured Bobby Massie against the New Orleans Saints. Spriggs later tested positive for COVID-19, and he missed last Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. The Bears get back some depth on the offensive line with the return of Spriggs.

Meanwhile, Joseph was on injured reserve before testing positive for the virus. He’ll remain on IR.

The Bears aren’t out of the woods just yet on the COVID-19 front. Center Cody Whitehair, safety Deon Bush and offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons remain on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Bears place OL Lachavious Simmons on reserve/COVID-19 list, promote Aaron Neary to active roster

The Chicago Bears continue to suffer blows to their offensive line ahead of an important Week 9 match-up against the Tennessee Titans.

The Chicago Bears continue to suffer blows to their offensive line ahead of an important Week 9 match-up against the Tennessee Titans.

After four players were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list this week, rookie offensive lineman Lachavious Simmons was the latest to land on the list on Sunday morning. Simmons has been ruled out fir the Titans game, and the Bears have activated offensive lineman Aaron Neary from the practice squad in his place.

Simmons joins three other players currently on the reserve/COVID-19 list, including center Cody Whitehair, reserve tackle Jason Spriggs and safety Deon Bush.

Whitehair and Spriggs both tested positive for the virus this week, and Germain Ifedi was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week after being deemed a close contact. Ifedi has since tested negative for the virus and is expected to play against the Titans.