2024 Chicago Bears season

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2024 Chicago Bears season
Owner The McCaskey Family
General manager Ryan Poles
Head coach Matt Eberflus
Home field Soldier Field

The 2024 season will be the Chicago Bears' 105th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles.

Contents

On May 30, 2024, for the first time in franchise history, it was announced that the Bears would be the team featured on Hard Knocks for 2024 season premiering on August 6, 2024. [1]

Offseason

Staff changes

On January 10, 2024, the Bears announced that they fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and four others offensive assistants. On January 23, 2024, Shane Waldron was hired as the new offensive coordinator, [2] while Kerry Joseph was announced as the Quarterbacks coach three days later. [3] On January 27, 2024, Eric Washington was named the defensive coordinator. [4]

On February 21, 2024, the Bears announced the hiring of additional six coaches: offensive passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, running backs coach Chad Morton, receivers coach Chris Beatty, assistant offensive line coach Jason Houghtaling, assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach Robbie Picazo and assistant running backs coach Jennifer King. [5] King would make history, as the first female coach in Bears history. [6] Chavis Cook was hired as the coaching administration manager. On February 23, the Bears added Ryan Griffin as assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach and Bryan Bing as assistant defensive line coach. [7] On February 26, Matt Pees was added as defensive analyst-advance/special projects. [8]

In addition, three other coaches were promoted: Offensive line coach Chris Morgan promoted to run game coordinator; assistant defensive backs coach, David Overstreet II to Nickelbacks coach and administrative coaching assistant, Kenny Norton III to defensive quality control coach.

Chicago Bears Staff Changes
CoachPositionReason leftReplacement(s)
Cliff SteinSenior vice president/general counselFired [9] -
Sean Magee Coaching chief of staffAccepted job at the University of Michigan [10] Chavis Cook
(Coaching administration manager)
Luke Getsy Offensive coordinatorFired [11]
(Later accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders)
Shane Waldron
Alan Williams Defensive coordinatorResigned mid-season Eric Washington
Tyke Tolbert Passing game coordinator/
wide receivers coach
Fired [11]
(Later accepted job with Tennessee Titans)
Thomas Brown
(Passing game coordinator)
Chris Beatty
(Wide receivers coach)
Phil Snow Senior defensive analystContract expired Matt Pees
(Defensive analyst-advance/special projects)
Andrew Janocko Quarterbacks coachFired [11]
(Later accepted job with New Orleans Saints)
Kerry Joseph
Omar YoungInterim running backs coach/
assistant quarterbacks coach
Fired [11] Chad Morton
(Running backs coach)
Robbie Picazo & Ryan Griffin
(Assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers)
Luke Steckel Assistant offensive line coachAccepted job with Las Vegas Raiders [12] Jason Houghtaling
Tim ZettsAssistant tight ends coachFired [11] -
Assistant running backs Jennifer King
Justin Hinds Assistant defensive lineAccepted job with the Seattle Seahawks [13] Bryan Bing

Bill Walsh Diversity coaches

The Bears added six coaches from the NFL's Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship Program: Michael Bellamy II (assistant wide receivers/senior offensive analyst/special teams assistant, Howard), Stefon Wheeler (run game coordinator/offensive line coach, Yale), Angela Rowe (head flag football coach, Huntingdon College), Michael Bearden (assistant wide receivers graduate assistant, Notre Dame), Yosef Fares (head coach, Justin Garza High School) and Anthony Blevins (defensive assistant, Birmingham Stallions). [14]

Roster changes

Free agents

PositionPlayerTag2024 teamDate signedContract
OLB Dylan Cole UFA
OG Dan Feeney UFA Minnesota Vikings March 15, 2024 [15] 1 year, $3.5 million
RB D'Onta Foreman UFA Cleveland Browns March 20, 2024 [16] 1 year, $1.125 million
DE Rasheem Green UFA
CB Jaylon Johnson UFAChicago BearsMarch 11, 2024 [17] 4 year, $76 million
DT Justin Jones UFA Arizona Cardinals March 14, 2024 [18] 3 year, $30 million
TE Marcedes Lewis UFA
WR Darnell Mooney UFA Atlanta Falcons March 15, 2024 [19] 3 year, $39 million
DE Yannick Ngakoue UFA
C Lucas Patrick UFA New Orleans Saints May 12, 20241 year, minimum
QB Nathan Peterman UFA New Orleans Saints March 18, 2024 [20] 1 year, minimum
LS Patrick Scales UFAChicago BearsMarch 10, 2024 [21] 1 year, $1 million
WR Equanimeous St. Brown UFA New Orleans Saints April 12, 2024 [22] 1 year, TBA
CB Greg Stroman UFAChicago Bears1 year, minimum
WR/PR Trent Taylor UFA San Francisco 49ers April 16, 2024 [23] 1 year, TBA
TE Robert Tonyan UFA
WR Collin Johnson RFAChicago BearsMarch 8, 2024 [24] 1 year, minimum
CB Josh Blackwell ERFAChicago BearsMarch 13, 20241 year, minimum
WR Joe Reed ERFA
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent
LEGEND
   Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the Bears.
   Light red background indicates a player has departed the Bears.

Signings

PositionPlayerPrevious teamDate signedContract
FS Tarvarius Moore Green Bay Packers March 8, 2024 [25] 1 year, minimum
FS Kevin Byard Philadelphia Eagles March 10, 2024 [26] 2 year, $15 million
RB D'Andre Swift Philadelphia Eagles March 13, 2024 [27] 3 year, $24 million
TE Gerald Everett Los Angeles Chargers March 13, 2024 [28] 2 year, $12 million
SS Jonathan Owens Green Bay Packers March 13, 2024 [29] 2 year, $4.5 million
Ot Matt Pryor San Francisco 49ers March 13, 2024 [30] 1 year, $1 million
QB Brett Rypien New York Jets March 13, 2024 [31] 1 year, minimum
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga Los Angeles Chargers March 14, 2024 [32] 1 year, $2.1 million
C Coleman Shelton Los Angeles Rams March 15, 2024 [33] 1 year, $3.5 million
WR Dante Pettis -March 15, 2024 [34] 1 year, minimum
DE Jacob Martin Indianapolis Colts March 16, 2024 [35] 1 year, minimum
OT Jake Curhan Seattle Seahawks March 18, 2024 [36] 1 year, minimum
DE Byron Cowart Miami Dolphins March 18, 2024 [37] 1 year, minimum
Reserve/future contracts

The Bears signed the following players to reserve/future contracts: Micah Baskerville (LB), Stephen Carlson (TE), Jerome Carvin (G), Adrian Colbert (FS), Douglas Coleman III (SS), Aviante Collins (T), Michael Dwumfour (DT), Daniel Hardy (DE), Khalid Kareem (DE), Doug Kramer (C), Cameron Lyons (LS), Roy Mbaeteka (T), Bill Murray (G), Corliss Waitman (P) and Nsimba Webster (WR). [38] [39] Mbaeteka was later released. [40]

Trade acquisitions

PositionPlayerPrevious teamDateTraded away
G/C Ryan Bates Buffalo Bills March 13, 2024 [41] 2024 fifth-round selection
WR Keenan Allen Los Angeles Chargers March 14, 2024 [42] 2024 fourth-round selection

Departures

PositionPlayerReasonDate2024 teamNotes
FS Eddie Jackson ReleasedFebruary 15, 2024 [43]
G Cody Whitehair Las Vegas Raiders [44]
QB Justin Fields TradedMarch 16, 2024 [45] Pittsburgh Steelers Bears received conditional 2025 sixth-round selection

Draft

2024 Chicago Bears Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 1 Caleb Williams QB USC From Carolina [upper-alpha 1]
9 Rome Odunze WR Washington
240Traded to the Washington Commanders [upper-alpha 2]
375 Kiran Amegadjie OT Yale
4110Traded to the Los Angeles Chargers [upper-alpha 3]
4122 Tory Taylor P Iowa From Philadelphia [upper-alpha 4]
5144 Austin Booker DE Kansas From Buffalo Bills [upper-alpha 5]
6184Traded to the Miami Dolphins [upper-alpha 6]
7231Traded to the New England Patriots [upper-alpha 7]

Draft trades

  1. The Bears traded a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a 2024 first-round selection (1st overall), D. J. Moore, 2023 first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), and a 2025 second-round selection. [46]
  2. The Bears traded a second-round selection to Washington in exchange for Montez Sweat. [47]
  3. The Bears traded a forth-round selection to the Chargers in exchange for Keenan Allen.
  4. Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection to Chicago in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection.
  5. Originally the Bears traded a fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for OL Ryan Bates, but received the pick back on draft day in exchange for a 2025 forth-round pick.
  6. Chicago traded a sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for Dan Feeney.
  7. Chicago traded a seventh-round selection to New England in exchange for N'Keal Harry.

Undrafted free agents

2024 Chicago Bears undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Brenden Bates TE Kentucky [48]
Theo Benedet OT UBC
Carl Jones Jr. LB UCLA
Jamree Kromah DE James Madison
Peter LeBlanc WR Louisiana
Keith Randolph Jr. DT Illinois
Austin Reed QB Western Kentucky
Reddy Steward CB Troy
Ian Wheeler RB Howard

Rookie minicamp participants

The following unsigned undrafted free agents participated in the Bears Rookie Minicamp from May 9 to 11: LB Brian Abraham, Albany; OT Noah Atagi, Weber State; RB T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye, Villanova; DB Travian Blaylock, Wisconsin; DB Russell Dandy, Eastern Illinois; DT Mark Ho Ching, Northern Arizona; WR John Jackson, USC; DB Patrick Jolly, Abilene Christian; DB Leon Jones, Arkansas State; DT Dashaun Mallory, Arizona State; S Samuel Matthews, Texas A&M; DE John McCartan, Oregon State; LB Rich Miller Jr., Kansas; LB Paul Moala, Georgia Tech; WR R.J. Mobley, Winston-Salem; DB Decorian Patterson, UCF; DB Kendarin Ray, Tulsa; WR Marcus Rogers, Troy; OG David Satkowski, Stonehill; TE Geor'quarius Spivey, Mississippi State; OG Kameron Stutts, Auburn; OG Donald Ventrelli, North Dakota; TE Shelton Zeon, UNLV. [49] Jackson, Jones, Mallory and Moala would later signed with the team. [50]

Staff

Front office
  • Secretary of the board of directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Kevin Warren
  • General manager – Ryan Poles
  • Assistant general manager – Ian Cunningham
  • Senior director of player personnel – Jeff King
  • Director of player personnel – Trey Koziol
  • Director of college scouting – Breck Ackley
  • Director of pro scouting – DJ Hord
  • Director of football administration – Matt Feinstein
  • Director of football analytics – Krithi Chandrakasan
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Eric Washington
  • Defensive line – Travis Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – Brian Bing
  • Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
  • Cornerbacks/defensive passing game coordinator – Jon Hoke
  • Nickelbacks – David Overstreet II
  • Safeties – Andre Curtis
  • Defensive quality control – Kevin Koch
  • Defensive quality control – Kenny Norton III
  • Defensive analyst (advance/special projects) – Matt Pees
Special teams coaches
Coaching administration
  • Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid
  • Coaching administration manager – Chavis Cook
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Jim Arthur
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo
  • Player engagement/strength and conditioning – Isaiah Harris

Coaching staff
Management
More NFL staffs

Rosters

Preseason roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 21, 2024

85 active, 2 unsigned

AFC rostersNFC rosters

Preseason

On March 26, the NFL announced that the Bears will play the Houston Texans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game on Thursday, August 1, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, at 7:00 p.m. CDT. [51] The Bears will be represented by Devin Hester, Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers. The two teams will also meet in Week 2 of the regular season in Houston.

WeekDateTime (CDT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
HOF August 17:00 p.m.vs. Houston Texans Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium ESPN/ABC
1August 1012:00 p.m.at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium WFLD
2August 1712:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Soldier Field WFLD
3August 227:00 p.m.at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium WFLD

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateTime (CT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1September 812:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Soldier Field Fox
2September 157:20 p.m.at Houston Texans NRG Stadium NBC
3September 2212:00 p.m.at Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
4September 2912:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Soldier FieldFox
5October 612:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Soldier FieldFox
6 October 13 8:30 a.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London) NFLN
7 Bye
8October 2712:00 p.m.at Washington Commanders Commanders Field CBS
9November 33:05 p.m.at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium CBS
10November 1012:00 p.m. New England Patriots Soldier FieldFox
11November 1712:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Soldier FieldFox
12November 2412:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Soldier FieldFox
13 November 28 11:30 a.m.at Detroit Lions Ford Field CBS
14December 83:25 p.m.at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Fox
15December 167:00 p.m.at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium ABC
16December 2212:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Soldier FieldFox
17December 267:15 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Soldier Field Prime Video
18January 4/5TBDat Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field TBD
Notes:
* Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
* Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
* The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

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