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Bears re-sign LS Patrick Scales to one-year deal

Patrick Scales, the longest-tenured Bears player, is back for another season.

The longest-tenured Chicago Bear is hanging around for another season.

NFL insider Tom Pelissero is reporting the Bears are re-signing long snapper Patrick Scales to a one-year deal with over $1 million guaranteed. It’s a nice raise for Scales after he earned $940k in guaranteed money last year.

Scales has been a mainstay on special teams since signing prior to the 2015 season after bouncing around the league. Since signing with the Bears, he’s played in all but one season (2017) and hasn’t missed a game over the last six years.

Scales, who has played in 120 games for the Bears (Cole Kmet is the next-closest current player with 67 games, according to Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic), is the only member of the team leftover from the John Fox era. The 36-year-old long snapper is once again set to work with kicker Cairo Santos and punter Trenton Gill in the 2024 season.

Chicago Bears 2023 training camp preview: Special teams

As Bears training camp begins, we wrap up our position previews with special teams, where a kicking competition could be on the horizon.

Chicago Bears training camp is finally here, so it’s time to start looking ahead at the roster the team is bringing to Lake Forest.

We’re unveiling our Bears 2023 training camp position previews, breaking down every player by position and examining the group’s biggest question.

Finishing the series out are the specialists, headlined by kicker Cairo Santos, punter Trenton Gill, and long snapper Patrick Scales.

It’s expected that these three will be the trio of specialists when the season begins. But the Bears still have another kicker on the roster, Andre Szmyt, who could make things interesting.

Here’s a closer look at the Bears’ specialists:

Bears officially announce Khari Blasingame, Patrick Scales extensions

The Bears have officially announced that Patrick Scales and Khari Blasingame have been signed to contract extensions.

While we await more potential moves for the Chicago Bears on the second day of free agency’s negotiation period, the team made some contract extensions official.

Chicago is re-signing fullback Khari Blasingame to a two-year extension and long snapper Patrick Scales to a one-year extension. They’ve also officially tendered exclusive rights free agent offensive lineman Dieter Eiselen to a one-year deal.

Blasingame, the first fullback on the team since 2018, was the lead blocker for the Bears’ top-ranked run game last season. Scales, the longest-tenured player on the team, has served as Chicago’s long snapper since 2015.

The Bears will welcome four new faces (at least after Monday’s negotiation period) to the roster when the new league year kicks off Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT.

Chicago has signed linebackers Tremaine Edmunds (four years, $72 million) and T.J. Edwards (three years, $19.5 million), as well as offensive guard Nate Davis (three years, $30 million) and defensive end DeMarcus Walker (three years, $21 million).

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Bears are re-signing long snapper Patrick Scales

Patrick Scales, the longest-tenured Bear, is staying in Chicago, according to Kevin Fishbain.

The Chicago Bears are bringing back long snapper Patrick Scales, according to The Athletic‘s Kevin Fishbain.

Scales is the longest-tenured Bears having been with the team since 2015, and it spoke volumes that general manager Ryan Poles opted to re-sign Scales to a one-year deal last offseason. Scales was just one of two players from the former regime to be brought back.

Scales is coming off another solid year with the Bears, where he was the lone Chicago player to receive a single All-Pro vote for 2022.

Now, the Bears reunite their special teams unit from a season ago, featuring kicker Cairo Santos, punter Trenton Gill and Scales.

In his eight-year career, Scales has appeared in 105 games as a long snapper with the Ravens (2014) and Bears (2015-22). He’s appeared in every game for Chicago dating back to 2018.

Scales joins fullback Khari Blasingame, along with exclusive rights free agents Dieter Eiselen, Josh Blackwell and Andrew Brown as Bears players who have been re-signed ahead of free agency.

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Bears 2023 free agency preview: Will Patrick Scales be back in Chicago?

Patrick Scales has been a mainstay on the Bears for the last eight years. But will he be back for another season?

NFL free agency will be here before we know it, and the Chicago Bears have plenty of players set to hit the market. From key starters to valuable reserves, general manager Ryan Poles will have important decisions to make about who to bring back.

Here at Bears Wire, we’re going through each individual player and breaking down their 2022 performance and whether or not they fit in the Bears’ long-term plans.

Next up is long snapper Patrick Scales, who’s been a mainstay on this roster for the last eight years. But will he be back for another season?

Bears 2022 STs review: Cairo Santos takes step back

We close out our Bears position series by looking at the special teams players, who took a collective step back last season.

The Chicago Bears wrapped the 2022 season with a 3-14 record, which culminated in a 10-game losing streak. But there’s still reasons to be optimistic about the future, including a boatload of salary cap space, the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft and the emergence of quarterback Justin Fields.

Here at Bears Wire, we’re going position by position through the 2022 Bears and grading every player. We close out the position series by looking at the special teams players, who took a collective step back last season.

Only one Bears player received an All-Pro vote for 2022 season

There was only one Bears player who received an All-Pro vote: long snapper Patrick Scales.

The AP’s NFL All-Pro team was revealed on Friday, and unsurprisingly, there were no Chicago Bears that made the first- or second-team.

Although, former Bears linebacker Roquan Smith was named to the All-Pro First Team as a member of the Ravens.

There was only one Bears player who received an All-Pro vote: long snapper Patrick Scales.

Scales, who’s been with Chicago since 2015, signed a one-year contract extension last offseason, and he’s set to hit free agency once again. We’ll see if GM Ryan Poles chooses to bring back Scales for 2023.

Here’s a look at the full AP All-Pro First Team:

OFFENSE

  • Quarterback — Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City
  • Running Back — Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas
  • Tight End — Travis Kelce, Kansas City
  • Wide Receivers — Justin Jefferson, Minnesota; Tyreek Hill, Miami; Davante Adams, Las Vegas
  • Left Tackle — Trent Williams, San Francisco
  • Right Tackle — Lane Johnson, Philadelphia
  • Left Guard — Joel Bitonio, Cleveland
  • Right Guard — Zack Martin, Dallas
  • Center — Jason Kelce, Philadelphia

DEFENSE

  • Edge Rushers — Nick Bosa, San Francisco; Micah Parsons, Dallas
  • Interior Linemen — Chris Jones, Kansas City; Quinnen Williams, New York Jets
  • Linebackers — Fred Warner, San Francisco; Roquan Smith, Baltimore; Matt Milano, Buffalo
  • Cornerbacks — Sauce Gardner, New York Jets; Patrick Surtain II, Denver
  • Safeties — Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh; Talanoa Hufanga, San Francisco

SPECIAL TEAMS

  • Placekicker — Daniel Carlson, Las Vegas
  • Punter — Tommy Townsend, Kansas City
  • Kick Returner — Keisean Nixon, Green Bay
  • Punt Returner — Marcus Jones, New England
  • Special Teamer — Jeremy Reaves, Washington
  • Long Snapper — Andrew DePaola, Minnesota

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Bears long snapper Patrick Scales marked 100th career game in Chicago vs. Eagles

Scales cemented himself as one of the longest-tenured #Bears after starting his 100th game for the team in their Week 15 loss to the #Eagles

The Chicago Bears took a tough loss to the first-place Philadelphia Eagles in Week 15, but despite the disappointing outcome, there were several aspects of their performance that should be heartening for fans moving forward.

Among the bright spots in the defeat was the milestone achieved by Bears long snapper Patrick Scales, who marked his 100th career game with the team against Philadelphia. Scales has been a rock-solid contributor to Chicago’s special teams unit over the course of the last several years and is a foundational piece to their success in that phase of the game.

Though he sees action in nearly every game that the Bears play, Scales is one of the lesser-known players on the roster. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, he went to high school in Pleasant View, Utah before playing his college ball at Utah State University. Scales bounced around between several teams early in his NFL career, playing initially for the Baltimore Ravens from 2011 to 2012.

He would go on to play for the Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2013 and 2014 before re-signing with the Ravens during his last stint before he signed with the Bears in 2015. The only team that he saw the field for outside of his career in Chicago was the Ravens, who tapped him as their long-snapper for two games in 2014.

Scales may not be the Bears’ most recognized player on their 2022 roster, but the raw scale of his contributions over the years would be hard for any other contributor to match. Since 2016 when he took over at the long snapper position full-time, he has never missed a single game and is on pace to keep that streak going through the end of the season.

One thing is certain; Chicago’s special teams unit wouldn’t be what it is today without Scales’ steady hands when he sees action on Sundays.

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Bears 2022 training camp preview: Special teams

We’re taking a look at the Bears special teams ahead of training camp and examining the biggest question facing the position group.

Chicago Bears training camp is less than a month away, which means it’s time to start looking ahead at the roster the team is bringing to Lake Forest.

We wrap things up with special teams. There are some familiar faces returning this season in kicker Cairo Santos and long snapper Patrick Scales. But the biggest change comes with the Bears’ new punter. For the first time in almost a decade, Pat O’Donnell will not be punting in Chicago. In his place is seventh-round rookie Trenton Gill.

Let’s take a look at the special teams heading into training camp:

Bears release LS Beau Brinkley

After re-signing long snapper Patrick Scales, the Bears have released Beau Brinkley.

The Chicago Bears have finally made a roster move on Day 4 of free agency action. But it’s not one that’s likely to garner much attention.

The Bears have released long snapper Beau Brinkley, the team announced Thursday. The move comes after Chicago re-signed long snapper Patrick Scales to a one-year, $1,272,500 veteran benefit deal.

Brinkley had a nine-year stint with the Tennessee Titans from 2012-2020. He joined the Titans as an undrafted free agent and earned two contract extensions with the team. Since then, he’s had practice squad stints with the Detroit Lions, Cardinals and Los Angeles Chargers.

In his seven-year career, Scales has appeared in 88 games as a long snapper with the Ravens (2014) and Bears (2015-21), where he recorded eight special teams tackles. He’s been a reliable option for Chicago.

With Scales and kicker Cairo Santos in place, the only question is who will be the punter heading into 2022. Pat O’Donnell signed with the Green Bay Packers. While Chicago does have Ryan Winslow under contract, that’s not to say he’s going to be their punter when the 2022 season kicks off.

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