2017 Chicago Bears season

2017 Chicago Bears season
Head coach John Fox
General manager Ryan Pace
Owner The McCaskey Family
Home field Soldier Field
Uniform

The 2017 Chicago Bears season is the franchise's 98th season in the National Football League and the third under head coach John Fox. The Bears look to improve upon the previous year's 3–13 record – the worst for the team since the NFL's change to 16 game seasons – and seek the first winning season under Fox and General Manager Ryan Pace's tenure.

Offseason

Organizational changes

On January 3, running backs coach Stan Drayton departed the team to become the running backs coach for the Texas Longhorns.[1] The following day, the Bears fired offensive line coach Dave Magazu and assistant defensive backs coach Sam Garnes.[2] The Bears lost a fourth assistant coach on January 7, when outside linebackers coach Clint Hurtt joined the New York Jets.[3] To take their places, the Bears hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Curtis Modkins, Miami Dolphins assistant offensive line coach Jeremiah Washburn and 49ers safeties coach Roy Anderson, respectively.[4] In addition to his role as Bears defensive coordinator, Vic Fangio assumed Hurtt's role as outside linebackers coach[5] until Chattanooga Mocs defensive coordinator Brandon Staley was hired on February 22.[6] Assistant offensive line coach Kevin Mawae was not retained by the Bears.[7] On January 30, wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson announced he would be leaving the team.[8] Tennessee Volunteers receivers coach / passing game coordinator Zach Azzanni was hired to replace Johnson on February 22.[9] The Bears and 49ers also swapped special teams coaches when the latter's ST coordinator Derius Swinton II, who served as an assistant for the Bears in 2015, returned to Chicago as the assistant ST coach;[10] meanwhile, Bears assistant ST coach Richard Hightower joined the 49ers as their new ST coordinator.[11]

Roster changes

Position Player Free agency
Tag 		Date signed 2017 team
OLB Acho, SamSam Acho UFA April 15[12] Chicago Bears
LT Adams, MikeMike Adams UFA
CB Banks, JohnthanJohnthan Banks UFA March 11[13] Chicago Bears
QB Barkley, MattMatt Barkley UFA March 10[14] San Francisco 49ers
K Barth, ConnorConnor Barth UFA March 10 Chicago Bears[15]
LT Becton, NickNick Becton UFA July 31 Detroit Lions[16]
QB Hoyer, BrianBrian Hoyer UFA March 9[17] San Francisco 49ers
WR Jeffery, AlshonAlshon Jeffery UFA March 9[18] Philadelphia Eagles
G Kush, EricEric Kush UFA February 15[19] Chicago Bears
G Larsen, TedTed Larsen UFA March 9[20] Miami Dolphins
RT McCants, MattMatt McCants UFA March 27[21] Cleveland Browns
TE Paulsen, LoganLogan Paulsen UFA March 9[17] San Francisco 49ers
SS Prosinski, ChrisChris Prosinski UFA March 20[22] Chicago Bears
WR Thompson, DeonteDeonte Thompson UFA March 23[23] Chicago Bears
DE Washington, CorneliusCornelius Washington UFA March 9[24] Detroit Lions
DE Wilson, C. J.C. J. Wilson UFA March 20[22] Chicago Bears
WR Wilson, MarquessMarquess Wilson UFA June 20 New York Jets
WR Bellamy, JoshJosh Bellamy RFA March 6[25] Chicago Bears
QB Fales, DavidDavid Fales RFA April 5[26] Miami Dolphins
SS Hurst, DemontreDemontre Hurst RFA April 3[27] Tennessee Titans
OLB Jones, ChristianChristian Jones RFA March 11[28] Chicago Bears
QB Shaw, ConnorConnor Shaw RFA March 4[29] Chicago Bears
RB Addison, BralonBralon Addison ERFA
TE Brown, DanielDaniel Brown ERFA March 6[25] Chicago Bears
CB Callahan, BryceBryce Callahan ERFA March 6[25] Chicago Bears
ILB Mason, DannyDanny Mason ERFA July 29 Denver Broncos[30]
LS Scales, PatrickPatrick Scales ERFA March 4[29] Chicago Bears
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

Acquisitions

The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 regular season, on January 3, 2017, when the Bears signed to futures contracts cornerbacks De'Vante Bausby, Jacoby Glenn and Rashaad Reynolds, wide receiver Dres Anderson, running back David Cobb, tackle William Poehls, guard Cyril Richardson and center Cornelius Edison. Bausby, Glenn and Edison all saw regular season action for the Bears in 2016, with Glenn also earning three starts throughout the season, while Anderson, Cobb, Poehls, Reynolds and Richardson spent the 2016 season on the team's practice squad.[31]

On January 6, the team signed to a futures contract defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore.[32] Lewis-Moore, a 2013 sixth-round pick by the Baltimore Ravens, was a practice squad player in Baltimore during the 2016 season after playing in five games (3 tackles) in 2015.[33] Four days later, the Bears signed to a futures contract with wide receiver Rueben Randle.[34] Randle, a former second-round pick by the New York Giants in 2012, spent the 2016 season out of football after being released by the Philadelphia Eagles at the end of the preseason.[35]

On March 10, the Bears signed quarterback Mike Glennon, wide receiver Markus Wheaton, tight end Dion Sims and safety Quintin Demps. Glennon, who started 18 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers between 2013 and 2014, signed a three-year, $43.5 million deal with the Bears and is expected to be the Week 1 starter for the team.[36] Wheaton, a former third-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013, missed most of the 2016 season with a shoulder injury, after recording 44 receptions for 749 yards and five touchdowns in 2015.[37] Sims, an excellent blocker who started 11 games for the Miami Dolphins in 2016, signed a three-year, $18 million contract with the team.[38] Demps, a nine-year veteran who led the Houston Texans in interceptions in 2016, signed a three-year, $13.5 million contract with the Bears.[39]

On March 11, the team added cornerbacks Prince Amukamara and Marcus Cooper, offensive tackle Tom Compton and wide receiver Kendall Wright. Amukamara, a first-round draft pick of the 2011 Giants who started twelve games for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016, agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract, while Cooper, a 7th round pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 2013 who led the Arizona Cardinals in interceptions during the 2016 season, signed a three-year, $16 million contract with the team.[40][41] Compton, a five-year veteran who played in all 16 regular season games for the 2016 NFC champion Atlanta Falcons, and Wright, a former first-round pick by the Tennessee Titans who caught 280 passes for 2,244 yards and 18 touchdowns through his five seasons in Tennessee, both agreed to one-year deals with the Bears.[42]

On March 17, the Bears signed defensive tackle John Jenkins, a 359-pound nose tackle who was a third-round pick by the New Orleans Saints in 2013, when Bears general manager Ryan Pace was the Saints' Director of Player Personnel. Jenkins agreed to a one-year, $900.000 contract with the team.[43] Los Angeles Rams running back Benny Cunningham signed with the team on March 21; also a kick returner, he returned 22 kicks for an average of 27.2 yards, fourth-best in the NFL.[44] Three days later, the Bears signed veteran quarterback Mark Sanchez to a one-year contract.[45] On April 5, cornerback B. W. Webb was signed on a one-year deal; Webb started eight games for the Saints in 2016 and recorded an interception.[46]

The first signing of May took place on May 1, signing guard and former Bear Taylor Boggs; after spending 2013 and 2014 with the Bears, Boggs played for the Cardinals in 2016.[47] The next day, the Bears signed another offensive lineman in Bradley Sowell, who played left and right tackle for the Seattle Seahawks in 2016.[48] On May 4, Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Jaye Howard signed with the Bears on a one-year contract; starting four games in 2016 with the Chiefs, Howard had 122 tackles and 7.5 sacks over his five-year career.[49] Four days later, linebacker Dan Skuta, a former player of Vic Fangio during their time with the 49ers, joined the Bears on a one-year deal.[50] On May 25, the Bears signed Giants' Victor Cruz to a one-year contract; Cruz caught 39 passes for 586 yards and a touchdown in 2016 after two seasons plagued with injuries.[51] On the final day of the month, Detroit Lions fullback Michael Burton was claimed off waivers by the Bears; in 2015, Burton caught six passes for 39 yards and a touchdown, along with four rushing attempts for two yards, while he did not record a rush or a reception in 2016.[52]

Departures

On January 9, linebacker Josh Shirley was waived.[53] Shirley, who was signed to the Bears' practice squad on December 14 and promoted to the active roster for the season finale, played only one defensive snap for the team in 2016.[53] On March 9, the team released longtime quarterback Jay Cutler; the 33-year-old quarterback holds multiple franchise passing records, but played just five games in 2016 due to injury.[54] Later in the month, on March 31, the Bears waived defensive end Ego Ferguson, who last played during the 2015 season and was since on injured reserve twice.[55] Cornerback Tracy Porter was released on April 10; despite starting all sixteen games in 2016, he struggled with knee injuries throughout the year.[56] In early May, the Bears released six players: running backs David Cobb and Bralon Addison, defensive backs De'Vante Bausby and Jacoby Glenn; wide receiver Dres Anderson and tight end Justin Perillo.[47] On May 11, receiver Eddie Royal, defensive lineman Will Sutton, fullback Paul Lasike and center Cornelius Edison were waived; Royal struggled with injuries during his tenure with the Bears; Sutton, a 4–3 defensive tackle, did not fit Fangio's 3–4 defense and was unable to record a sack as a Bear.[57]

On March 9, free agency began with the departure of receiver Alshon Jeffery for the Eagles to end a five-year tenure in Chicago.[18] Quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Matt Barkley, along with tight end Logan Paulsen, signed with the San Francisco 49ers.[17][14] Three other linemen who left the Bears included defensive end Cornelius Washington, who joined the Lions,[24] guard Ted Larsen, who signed with the Miami Dolphins,[20] and offensive tackle Matt McCants, who was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[21] On April 3, cornerback Demontre Hurst became a Titan.[27] Two days later, quarterback David Fales also signed with the Dolphins.[26] On July 29 and 31, linebacker Danny Mason and offensive lineman Nick Becton signed with the Broncos and Lions, respectively.[30][16]

2017 NFL Draft

Pre-draft

Entering the draft, the Bears saw needs at various positions, including quarterback, offensive tackle, wide receiver, and safety.[58][59][60] In the months leading up to April's draft, the team interacted with 84 players; 21 had private visits, 7 players visited during the NFL Scouting Combine, 55 met during the Senior Bowl and 2 during the East–West Shrine Game, 4 had private workouts, while 2 had local visits. Of the 84, 6 had met with the team on multiple occasions.[61]

With the third-overall pick leading up to the draft, it was the highest selection by the Bears since the 2005 NFL Draft, in which the team drafted Texas Longhorns running back Cedric Benson;[62] it was also the first No. 3 pick since 1972, which was used on Southern Illinois Salukis offensive tackle Lionel Antoine.[63]

Draft

The Bears traded the third-overall pick, a 2017 third-round pick (No. 67) overall, a 2017 fourth-round pick (No. 111) and a 2018 third-round pick to the 49ers in exchange for their second-overall pick. Moving up a spot in the draft order, the Bears used it on North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky;[64] although he only started for one full season, Trubisky threw for 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 2016, including completing 68 percent of his passes and an average of 8.4 yards per pass.[65] In the second round, the Bears traded the 36th-overall pick and a seventh-round selection (No. 211) to the Cardinals in exchange for their 45th-overall pick, a fourth- (No. 119) and sixth-rounder (No. 197), and a fourth-rounder in 2018. With the new second-round pick, tight end Adam Shaheen of the Ashland Eagles was selected; in 2016, Shaheen recorded 16 touchdown receptions, the most in a season by a tight end in NCAA Division II history.[66] After trading their third-rounder to the 49ers, the Bears did not have a pick in that round, instead waiting until the next round to use the 112th-overall pick on Alabama safety Eddie Jackson; over the course of his college career, Jackson had nine interceptions, 12 pass breakups and five touchdowns (three on interception returns), including restricting opposing quarterbacks to a combined 38.3 passer rating when throwing his way in 2016. Also a punt returner, he averaged 23 yards on punt returns, but broke his leg on a return during a game last October.[67] The second fourth-round pick, the 119th-overall from Arizona, was used to select North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen. The 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m), 160 lb (73 kg) running back attracted Internet attention in 2015 when a video surfaced of him performing a backflip and catching two footballs at the same time.[68] With the Aggies, Cohen was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year during his freshman year and was the MEAC Offensive Player of the Year three times as he recorded 5,619 rushing yards during his tenure.[69] A second Division II player, Kutztown Golden Bears offensive lineman Jordan Morgan, was drafted with Chicago's final pick (a fifth-rounder and the 147th-overall selection); the first Kutztown player to be drafted since Andre Reed in 1985, Morgan started 43 of 44 games with the Golden Bears, winning the 2016 Gene Upshaw Award and being named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division Offensive Athlete of the Year, the first lineman to receive the honor.[70]

Reception to the Bears' draft varied. The decision to trade up for the second-overall pick was criticized by various analysts: CBSSports.com writer Pete Prisco called it a "strange move to give up so much to move up a spot",[71] while Fox Sports 1 pundits Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe as "indefensibly idiotic" and as making "no sense", the latter also questioning the necessity of drafting a quarterback so early after signing Mike Glennon in free agency.[72] The Bears drafted three players from colleges not within the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, the first time the team's draft class featured three non-FBS players since 2002, when the Bears drafted Delaware receiver Jamin Elliott (FCS), Georgia Southern running back Adrian Peterson (FCS) and Tuskegee cornerback Roosevelt Williams (Division II).[73]

2017 Chicago Bears Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 2 Mitchell Trubisky QB North Carolina
2 45 Adam Shaheen TE Ashland
4 112 Eddie Jackson S Alabama
119 Tarik Cohen RB North Carolina A&T
5 147 Jordan Morgan G Kutztown

Notes

Undrafted free agents

After the draft, the Bears signed the following undrafted free agents:

Position Player College
RB Bouagnon, JoelJoel Bouagnon Northern Illinois
DL Coward, RaashadRaashad Coward Old Dominion
LB Ekpe, HendrickHendrick Ekpe Minnesota
WR Gentry, TannerTanner Gentry Wyoming
TE House, FrankoFranko House Ball State
LB Irving, IsaiahIsaiah Irving San Jose State
OT Joseph, DieugotDieugot Joseph Florida International
OL Kirsch, MitchellMitchell Kirsch James Madison
K Phillips, AndyAndy Phillips Utah
LB Scearce, AlexAlex Scearce Coastal Carolina
WR Seales, JhajuanJhajuan Seales Oklahoma State
FB Stevenson, FreddieFreddie Stevenson Florida State
WR Whitfield, KermitKermit Whitfield Florida State
Source:[76]

Offseason activities

The first day of offseason workouts was on April 18. Other events included offseason team activities (OTAs) on May 23–25 and 30–31, and June 1 and 5–8. A mandatory minicamp took place from June 13–15.[77] Two weeks after the draft, the Bears hosted their Rookie Minicamp from May 12–14.[78] In addition to the draft picks and 13 undrafted free agents signed prior, the Minicamp featured 38 rookies and nine veteran players trying out.[79] At the end of the camp, the Bears signed veteran tryout and former New York Jets receiver Titus Davis, who retired after the 2016 season before participating at the camp.[80] In conjunction with the signing, Kermit Whitfield was waived.[81] On May 30, the Bears waived quarterback Connor Shaw, but following an injury to Mark Sanchez, rescinded the waiver and instead released Jhujuan Seales.[82] When Michael Burton was signed a day later, Franko House was released.[83]

Bears Training Camp was held at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais from July 26 to August 14.[84] The team's annual Family Fest was held at Soldier Field on August 5.[85] On August 3, Joel Bouagnon was waived with an injury designation, with Tulane Green Wave running back Joshua Rounds being signed in his place.[86] A day later, during a practice, guard Eric Kush tore a hamstring from its bone, forcing the Bears to place him on the injured reserve list and rendering him out for the 2017 season.[87] To replace Kush, Chicago signed Alabama tight end Brandon Greene, who also played offensive lineman and was a run blocker for the Crimson Tide.[88] At Family Fest, Andy Phillips struggled and was released two days later, with his roster slot being filled by Tennessee Volunteers receiver Alton Howard.[89]

Preseason

Schedule

The Bears' preseason schedule was announced on April 10. Like in 2016, the first game of the preseason was at home against the Broncos, who defeated the Bears 22–0 in last year's meeting. For the next two games, the Bears traveled to Arizona and Tennessee to take on the Cardinals and Titans before ending August in Soldier Field against a traditional preseason opponent in the Cleveland Browns; playing each other to close the preseason since 2004, the Bears held a 7–6 lead in the series.[90]

Week Date Kickoff (CDT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
GameBook 		NFL.com
recap
1 August 10 7:00 p.m. Denver Broncos L 17–24 0–1 Soldier Field WFLD/NFLN Recap
2 August 19 9:00 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals University of Phoenix Stadium WFLD
3 August 27 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium Fox
4 August 31 7:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Soldier Field WFLD

Game summaries

Against the Broncos, the Bears' preseason started on a rough note; on the third play of the game, Mike Glennon's pass for Zach Miller was intercepted by Chris Harris Jr. and returned 50 yards for a touchdown. On the resulting kickoff, Deonte Thompson muffed the return, but managed to recover and return it to the Bears' 28-yard line, though Ka'Deem Carey was injured on the play. The Bears were later forced to punt on the drive.[91] Now on defense, Chicago started strong when Leonard Floyd sacked Trevor Siemian on the first play of the series, but the defense committed four consecutive penalties and Denver was able to add three points to the score with Brandon McManus' 38-yard field goal. Another turnover for the Bears offense occurred when Cody Whitehair's snap missed Glennon and was recovered by Jamal Carter of the Broncos. Both teams traded punts and Mark Sanchez eventually replaced Glennon at quarterback; Glennon struggled greatly, completing just two of eight passes for 20 yards with an interception and a 0.0 passer rating. Sanchez would play one series, completing a pass for four yards.[92] With 1:55 remaining in the first half, Mitchell Trubisky became the Bears' quarterback, where he led the offense by completing all four of his passes for 24 yards on a six-play, 50-yard drive, culminating in a two-yard touchdown pass to Victor Cruz. After the Broncos punted to start the second half, Trubisky guided the Bears on a 75-yard series, which ended with Benny Cunningham's one-yard touchdown run to take the 14–10 lead.[92] On Chicago's next possession, the offense traveled 45 yards before Connor Barth kicked a 25-yard field goal.[91] Despite the seven-point advantage, the Broncos scored 14 unanswered points on Kyle Sloter's 47-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah McKenzie and DeAngelo Henderson's 41-yard run on third down-and-22 with less than two minutes in the game.[92] Down 24–17, Trubisky attempted to rally a late drive and reached the Broncos' 22-yard line, but his final pass to Thompson fell incomplete as time expired.[91] In total, Trubisky completed his first ten passes and ended the day with 18/25 passes completed for 166 yards with a touchdown and a 103.1 rating.[92]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (CT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
GameBook 		NFL.com
recap
1 September 10 12:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Soldier Field Fox
2 September 17 12:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox
3 September 24 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Soldier Field CBS
4 September 28 7:25 p.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field CBS/NFLN/
Amazon Prime
5 October 9 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Soldier Field ESPN
6 October 15 12:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Fox
7 October 22 12:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Soldier Field Fox
8 October 29 12:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Fox
9 Bye
10 November 12 12:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Soldier Field Fox
11 November 19 12:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Soldier Field Fox
12 November 26 12:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox
13 December 3 12:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Soldier Field CBS
14 December 10 12:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paul Brown Stadium Fox
15 December 16 3:30 p.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field NFLN
16 December 24 12:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Soldier Field CBS
17 December 31 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
Notes: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Staff

Chicago Bears staff
Front Office
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey
  • Chairman – George McCaskey
  • President/CEO – Ted Phillips
  • General Manager – Ryan Pace
  • Vice President & General Counsel – Cliff Stein
  • Director of Player Personnel – Josh Lucas
  • Director of College Scouting – Mark Sadowski
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Anthony Kelly
  • Director of Football Administration – Joseph Laine
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
  
Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Vic Fangio
  • Defensive Line – Jay Rodgers
  • Inside Linebackers – Glenn Pires
  • Outside Linebackers – Brandon Staley
  • Defensive Backs – Ed Donatell
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Roy Anderson
  • Defensive Quality Control – Sean Desai
Special Teams Coaches
  • Special Teams Coordinator – Jeff Rodgers
  • Assistant Special Teams – Derius Swinton II
Strength and Conditioning
  • Strength and Conditioning – Jason George
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Perry
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pierre Ngo

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