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Seahawks elevate 2 defenders from practice squad for Falcons game

The Seahawks announced today that they have elevated two players from their practice squad for tomorrow’s game against the Falcons.

The Seahawks announced today that they have elevated two players from their practice squad for tomorrow’s game against the Falcons.

One of them is cornerback Xavier Crawford, who was elevated last week as well. He wound up playing three snaps on special teams against the 49ers. Moving Crawford up is likely a sign that the team doesn’t expect veteran cornerback Justin Coleman to be available. He was listed as doubtful on their final injury report of the week.

The other is linebacker Christian Jones. He has a ton of experience in the NFL, having appeared in 125 career games. He’s spent five years with the Bears and three with the Lions. Jones’ elevation may not be an indicator of anything other than Seattle’s overall lack of depth at linebacker. This week they brought in several free agents at the position for tryouts but they didn’t wind up signing any of them.

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Seattle Seahawks sign 3 more players to practice squad on Thursday

The Seattle Seahawks signed three more players to their practice squad Thursday: QB Sean Mannion, T Jalen McKenzie and CB Xavier Crawford.

The Seattle Seahawks signed three more players to their practice squad on Thursday: quarterback Sean Mannion, tackle Jalen McKenzie and cornerback Xavier Crawford.

Jags sign CB Xavier Crawford

Crawford is following Jags passing game coordinator, Deshea Townsend, to Jacksonville. He’ll have a chance to compete for a CB4-CB5 spot on the roster.

The Jacksonville Jaguars added a new member to their secondary Thursday by signing fourth-year cornerback Xavier Crawford.

Crawford, 26, will join the Jags after previously spending time with the Chicago Bears from 2019-21 where he was coached by current Jaguars passing game coordinator and cornerbacks coach Deshea Townsend. Before his time there, he played for the Miami Dolphins and Houston Texans, who drafted him in the sixth-round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Crawford has played in 21 games since coming into the NFL and has started in two, both of which came last season with Chicago. He’ll enter his tenure with the Jags with 21 combined tackles.

Crawford attended the University of Central Michigan before entering the league after he transferred there from Oregon State. He’ll join a cornerbacks group led by Shaquill Griffin, Tyson Campbell, and Darious Williams, which means he has a chance to be a CB4 heading into the regular season if he can beat out Tre Herndon and a few others.

Studs and duds from Bears’ blowout loss to Packers in prime time

The Bears lost to the Packers 45-30 in yet another embarrassing performance on prime time. Here are our studs and duds from the defeat.

For the first 30 minutes, the Chicago Bears looked like they had plenty of studs playing as they were able to take a 27-21 lead against the Green Bay Packers into halftime. For the final 30 minutes, however, there were many more duds.

The Bears lost to the Packers 45-30 in yet another embarrassing performance on prime time. Now at 4-9, a losing season is guaranteed under Matt Nagy for the first time during his tenure as head coach. The 45 points allowed is the third-most in the rivalry and most since 2014.

To say this was a rollercoaster of a game is an understatement. Lead changes, special teams craziness, and everything in between with plenty of players involved in the action. Here are this week’s studs and duds from the Bears’ latest loss.

Studs and duds from Bears’ messy loss to the Cardinals

The Bears had some standout performances and others that were about as messy as the weather conditions. Our studs and duds from the loss.

The only thing worse than the field conditions on Sunday was the play of the Chicago Bears against the Arizona Cardinals. The Bears went down early to Arizona and never recovered, losing 33-22, dropping them to 4-8 on the season and all-but-out of the playoff hunt.

It wasn’t a great day for Andy Dalton, who threw four interceptions on the day. On the other side, Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins returned from injury and immediately made their presence known by hooking up for a touchdown. It was all Cardinals from then on as they maintained their NFL-best 10-2 record.

There were many different players who had some standout performances, while others were about as messy as the weather conditions. Here are this week’s studs and duds.

Bears name team captains for Week 6 vs. Packers

Bilal Nichols, Jimmy Graham and Xavier Crawford will be the Bears’ captains when they kick things off against the Packers on Sunday.

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As the Chicago Bears gear up their Week 6 game against the Green Bay Packers, there will once again be rotating weekly captains for each game, something head coach Matt Nagy established back in 2018.

There will be one captain from each phase — offense, defense and special teams — which will give different players an opportunity to represent their squad throughout the year.

For their Week 6 game against the Packers, the team captains will be defensive end Bilal Nichols, tight end Jimmy Graham and cornerback/special teamer Xavier Crawford.

The Bears defense is going to have to contend with Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers and a strong run game with Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon, which means Nichols is going to need a big game if Chicago hopes to pull off the upset.

Graham hasn’t been involved on offense much this season, but the hope is that changes Sunday against Green Bay, especially if the Bears get down in the red zone. Not only is Graham a viable threat in the end zone, but the Packers have allowed a touchdown on every opponent possession in the red zone this season.

The Bears have had strong special teams play this season, which includes Crawford’s contributions as a gunner. Chicago is going to need to play another game of complementary football to pull off an upset against the Packers.

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Roster Moves: Bears sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts

The Bears inked 10 players that finished the season on their practice squad to reserve/future contracts on Monday.

The Chicago Bears wrapped up their 2020 season with a wild-card loss to the New Orleans Saints, and now Chicago faces an offseason with a ton of questions.

The Bears signed 10 players that finished the season on their practice squad to reserve/future contracts on Monday.

Bears CB Jaylon Johnson ruled out vs. Vikings in Week 15

Beating the Vikings just got a little harder as the Bears will without an important member of their secondary in what’s like a playoff game.

Beating the Minnesota Vikings just got a little harder for the Chicago Bears as they’ll be without an important member of their secondary in what’s essentially a playoff game for the Bears.

Rookie cornerback Jaylon Johnson has been ruled out for Sunday’s game. Johnson, who didn’t practice all week, was originally ruled questionable with a shoulder injury sustained in last Sunday’s win against the Houston Texans.

Safety Deon Bush, who was questionable with a foot injury, was also downgraded to out. The Bears also activated cornerback Xavier Crawford to the active roster.

Johnson has been an immediate impact player for the Bears as a rookie this season, where he’s started every game since Week 1. He’s been the best cornerback in the 2020 draft class, even though he was the seventh cornerback off the board.

Johnson’s loss is huge given Minnesota’s receiving tandem of Adam Thielen and rookie Justin Jefferson. In the last meeting, Jefferson went off for 135 receiving yards on eight receptions — and that was with Johnson in the line-up.

The Bears were already without cornerback Buster Skrine, who remains in concussion protocol for the second straight week. Get ready for a steady dose of Duke Shelley and fifth-round rookie Kindle Vildor on Sunday against the Vikings.

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Bears 2020 training camp preview: Cornerbacks

Here is a breakdown of each cornerback as the Bears prepare for the start of training camp.

When the Chicago Bears cornerbacks take the field in just under a week, there will be some familiarity but also quite a bit of change. Pro Bowl cornerback Kyle Fuller returns as the team’s top option as he continues to establish himself as one of the best corners in the game, but he doesn’t know who his counterpart on the other side of the field will be.

Former starting cornerback Prince Amukamara was released in February and the Bears have brought in a bevy of players in free agency and the NFL Draft to compete for the starting position opposite of Fuller.

The position group will certainly be one to watch when camp officially begins. Here is a breakdown of each cornerback as the Bears get ready for the 2020 season.

Kyle Fuller

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Kyle Fuller continues to rewrite his own history as the former 2014 first-round draft pick went from bust to beast. Fuller put together another fine season in 2019, intercepting three passes and posting a career high in tackles with 82. His production did slip from his outstanding 2018 season, but that was in part due to the Bears’ front seven not generating enough pass rush. Fuller is a player who plays off the ball, able to watch the quarterback and receiver to make last-minute plays on the ball.

Fuller is one of the longest-tenured Bears and will be expected to lead the position group on and off the field more than ever now that Amukamara, one of the team’s key leaders since 2017, has moved on. His first task? Mentoring the Bears hotshot second-round draft pick.

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