Chicago Bears roster cuts, updates following 2022 training camp

The Chicago Bears will head into the season with a new head coach, Matt Eberflus, and quarterback Justin Fields now firmly entrenched as the starter. One of the big roster battles in the final days of preseason will be finding the final groups of players Fields will be throwing to at wide receiver.

DraftKings Sportsbook has the Bears with an over/under of 6.5 wins this year.

Here, we’ll keep track of roster cuts for the Chicago Bears and what it means for the betting and fantasy football landscape ahead of the 2022 NFL season.

Chicago Bears roster news

Notable names

TBD

Full list of roster cuts

August 30

• FB Jake Bargas
• WR Dazz Newsome
• WR Kevin Shaa
• TE Rysen John
• OT Julie’n Davenport
• OT Jean Delance
• OL Michael Schofield
• C Corey Dublin
• DE Mario Edwards
• DT LaCale London
• DL Carson Taylor
• LB Christian Albright
• LB C.J. Avery
• LB Noah Dawkins
• LB Javin White*
• CB BoPete Keyes
• DB Michael Joseph*
• DB Jayson Stanley
• S Jon Alexander
• WR Isaiah Coulter
• WR Nsimba Webster
• OL Dieter Eiselen
• DE Sam Kamara
• DE Charles Snowden
• CB Thomas Graham Jr.
• RB Darrynton Evans
• RB De’Montre Tuggle
• WR Chris Finke
• OG Lachavious Simmons
• TE Chase Allen
• DT Micah Dew-Treadway
• LB DeMarquis Gates
• S A.J. Thomas.

* — Denotes a player who was waived with an injury designation and has reverted back to the team’s injured reserve list.

Initial 53-man roster

Offense (25)

QB (2): Justin Fields, Trevor Siemian

RB (3): David Montgomery, Khalil Herbert, Trestan Ebner

FB (2): Khari Blasingame, Jake Tonges

WR (7): Darnell Mooney, Velus Jones Jr., Equanimeous St. Brown, Dante Pettis, Tajae Sharpe, Bryon Pringle, N’Keal Harry

TE (2): Cole Kmet, Ryan Griffin

OL (9): Braxton Jones, Cody Whitehair, Teven Jenkins, Riley Reiff, Sam Mustipher, Larry Borom, Zachary Thomas, Lucas Patrick, Ja’Tyre Carter

Defense (25)

DL (8): Trevis Gipson, Angelo Blackson, Justin Jones, Robert Quinn, Khyiris Tonga, Al-Quadin Muhammad, Dominique Robinson, Mike Pennel Jr.

LB (6): Roquan Smith, Nicholas Morrow, Joe Thomas, Matt Adams, Caleb Johnson, Jack Sanborn

S (5): Eddie Jackson, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Elijah Hicks, Dane Cruikshank, Jaquan Brisker

CB (6): Jaylon Johnson, Kyler Gordon, Kindle Vildor, Lamar Jackson, Duke Shelly, Jaylon Jones

Specialist (3)

K (1): Cairo Santos

P (1): Trenton Gill

LS (1): Patrick Scales

Reserve/Injured

Dakota Dozier (OL), Doug Kramer (OL), David Moore (WR), Tavon Young (DB)