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Alyssa Barbieri

Predicting 34 Bears players who will be cut (or traded) ahead of Tuesday’s deadline

Bears USA TODAY Sports Nam Y Huh Charles LeClaire Charles Rex Arbogast Daniel Bartel KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI Matt Marton Michael Conroy Quinn Harris

The Chicago Bears wrapped their preseason with a 24-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

But now is when the real work begins for the Bears, who have to trim their roster from 86 to 53 players by 3 p.m. CT on Tuesday, which means there are going to be some tough cuts.

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After making our final 53-man roster projection, here’s our prediction for which 34 players will be cut (or traded) this week ahead of Tuesday’s deadline:

1
DT Travis Bell

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2
DT Andrew Brown

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

3
FB Robert Burns

Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports

4
TE Stephen Carlson

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

5
CB Macon Clark

AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

6
LB Dylan Cole

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

7
OL Aviante Collins

AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski

8
OL Kellen Diesch

AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack

9
RB Trestan Ebner

Daniel Bartel-USA TODAY Sports

10
OL Dieter Eiselen

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports

11
WR Isaiah Ford

Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports

12
WR Daurice Fountain

AP Photo/Michael Conroy

13
LB DeMarquis Gates

AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski

14
DE Trevis Gipson

Michael Reaves/Getty Images

15
DE Jalen Harris

AP Photo/Darron Cummings

16
OL Robert Haskins

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

17
OL Gabriel Houy

Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

18
DE D'Anthony Jones

AP Photo/Melissa Tamez

19
OL Doug Kramer

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20
OL Josh Lugg

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

21
OL Roy Mbaeteka

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

22
CB Michael Ojemudia

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

23
QB Nathan Peterman

Justin Casterline/Getty Images

24
TE Lachlan Pitts

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

25
DT Bravvion Roy

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

26
OL Logan Stenberg

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports

27
CB Greg Stroman Jr.

Quinn Harris/Getty Images

28
LB Davion Taylor

Michael Hickey/Getty Images

29
S Bralen Trahan

AP Photo/Erin Hooley

30
CB Kindle Vildor

AP Photo/David Becker

31
LB Barrington Wade

AP Photo/Michael Conroy

32
LB Mykal Walker

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

33
WR Nsimba Webster

Quinn Harris/Getty Images

34
S Kendall Williamson

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

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