
There’s a reason they call it an initial 53-man roster, as things could and surely will change, as was the case for the Chicago Bears on Wednesday.
The Bears claimed two players off waivers, including defensive end Khalid Kareem and defensive back Quindell Johnson. They are also signing wide receiver Trent Taylor, who was released by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Buy Bears TicketsThey also parted ways with defensive end Terrell Lewis and safety A.J. Thomas and will place left guard Teven Jenkins on injured reserve in corresponding roster moves. Jenkins will have to miss at least the first four games and will be designated to return.
Here’s a look at Chicago’s updated 53-man roster following a flurry of roster moves:
Offense

QB Justin Fields

Age: 24
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $5.14 million
QB Tyson Bagent

Age: 23
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $758,333
RB Khalil Herbert

Age: 25
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $972,677
RB Roschon Johnson

Age: 22
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $942,172
RB D'Onta Foreman

Age: 27
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2 million
RB Travis Homer

Age: 24
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $1.77 million
FB Khari Blasingame

Age: 27
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $2 million
WR DJ Moore

Age: 26
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $20.16 million
WR Darnell Mooney

Age: 25
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $3.06 million
WR Chase Claypool

Age: 25
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $2.99 million
WR Tyler Scott

Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $915,863
WR Equanimeous St. Brown

Age: 26
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $1.16 million
WR Velus Jones Jr.

Age: 26
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $1.22 million
WR Trent Taylor

Age: 29
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: TBA
TE Cole Kmet

Age: 24
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $7.36 million
TE Robert Tonyan

Age: 29
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2.65 million
TE Marcedes Lewis

Age: 39
Experience: 18th season
2023 cap hit: $2 million
OL Braxton Jones

Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $944,888
OL Teven Jenkins (placed on IR, eligible to return Week 5)

Age: 25
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $2.28 million
OL Cody Whitehair

Age: 31
Experience: 8th season
2023 cap hit: $14.1 million
OL Nate Davis

Age: 26
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $6.92 million
OL Darnell Wright

Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $3.81 million
OL Lucas Patrick

Age: 30
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $5.38 million
OL Dan Feeney

Age: 29
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $1.2 million
OL Ja'Tyre Carter

Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $897,328
OL Larry Borom

Age: 24
Experience: 3rd season
2023 cap hit: $1.02 million
OL Doug Kramer

Age: 25
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $789,452
Defense

DL Yannick Ngakoue

Age: 28
Experience: 9th season
2023 cap hit: $10.44 million
DL DeMarcus Walker

Age: 28
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $6.41 million
DL Dominique Robinson

Age: 25
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $938,289
DL Rasheem Green

Age: 26
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2.44 million
DL Khalid Kareem

Age: 25
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: TBD
DL Justin Jones

Age: 26
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $7.4 million
DL Andrew Billings

Age: 28
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $2.69 million
DL Gervon Dexter Sr.

Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $1.22 million
DL Zacch Pickens

Age: 23
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $1.04 million
LB Tremaine Edmunds

Age: 25
Experience: 6th season
2023 cap hit: $14.68 million
LB T.J. Edwards

Age: 26
Experience: 5th season
2023 cap hit: $5 million
LB Jack Sanborn

Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $872,500
LB Noah Sewell

Age: 21
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $831,237
LB Dylan Cole

Age: 29
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $1.09 million
CB Jaylon Johnson

Age: 24
Experience: 4th season
2023 cap hit: $3.55 million
CB Kyler Gordon

Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $1.97 million
CB Tyrique Stevenson

Age: 23
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $1.17 million
CB Terell Smith

Age: 24
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: $818,971
CB Josh Blackwell

Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $870,000
CB Jaylon Jones

Age: 25
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $870,833
S Eddie Jackson

Age: 29
Experience: 7th season
2023 cap hit: $17.09 million
S Jaquan Brisker

Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $1.67 million
S Elijah Hicks

Age: 23
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $889,252
S Quindell Johnson

Age: 23
Experience: 1st season
2023 cap hit: TBD
Special teams

K Cairo Santos

Age: 31
Experience: 10th season
2023 cap hit: $4.5 million
P Trenton Gill

Age: 24
Experience: 2nd season
2023 cap hit: $889,252
LS Patrick Scales

Age: 35
Experience: 9th season
2023 cap hit: $1.09 million