2024 Chicago Bears season
| 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 and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles.
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,[1] while Kerry Joseph was announced as the Quarterbacks coach three days later.[2] On January 27, 2024, Eric Washington was named the defensive coordinator.[3]
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.[4] King would make history, as the first female coach in Bears history.[5] 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.[6] On February 26, Matt Pees was added as defensive analyst-advance/special projects.[7]
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.
| Coach | Position | Reason left | Replacement(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Stein | Senior vice president/general counsel | Fired[8] | - |
| Sean Magee | Coaching chief of staff | Accepted job at the University of Michigan[9] | Chavis Cook (Coaching administration manager) |
| Luke Getsy | Offensive coordinator | Fired[10] (Later accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders) |
Shane Waldron |
| Alan Williams | Defensive coordinator | Resigned mid-season | Eric Washington |
| Tyke Tolbert | Passing game coordinator/ wide receivers coach |
Fired[10] (Later accepted job with Tennessee Titans) |
Thomas Brown (Passing game coordinator) |
| Chris Beatty (Wide receivers coach) | |||
| Phil Snow | Senior defensive analyst | Contract expired | Matt Pees (Defensive analyst-advance/special projects) |
| Andrew Janocko | Quarterbacks coach | Fired[10] (Later accepted job with New Orleans Saints) |
Kerry Joseph |
| Omar Young | Interim running backs coach/ assistant quarterbacks coach |
Fired[10] | Chad Morton (Running backs coach) |
| Robbie Picazo & Ryan Griffin (Assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers) | |||
| Luke Steckel | Assistant offensive line coach | Accepted job with Las Vegas Raiders[11] | Jason Houghtaling |
| Tim Zetts | Assistant tight ends coach | Fired[10] | - |
| Assistant running backs | Jennifer King | ||
| Justin Hinds | Assistant defensive line | Accepted job with the Seattle Seahawks[12] | Bryan Bing |
Free agents
| Position | Player | Tag | 2024 team | Date signed | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLB | Dylan Cole | UFA | |||
| OG | Dan Feeney | UFA | |||
| RB | D'Onta Foreman | UFA | |||
| DE | Rasheem Green | UFA | |||
| CB | Jaylon Johnson | UFA | Chicago Bears | March 11, 2024 | 4 year, $76 million |
| DT | Justin Jones | UFA | |||
| TE | Marcedes Lewis | UFA | |||
| WR | Darnell Mooney | UFA | |||
| DE | Yannick Ngakoue | UFA | |||
| G/C | Lucas Patrick | UFA | |||
| QB | Nathan Peterman | UFA | |||
| LS | Patrick Scales | UFA | Chicago Bears | March 10, 2024 | 1 year, $1 million |
| WR | Equanimeous St. Brown | UFA | |||
| CB | Greg Stroman | UFA | |||
| WR/PR | Trent Taylor | UFA | |||
| TE | Robert Tonyan | UFA | |||
| WR | Collin Johnson | RFA | |||
| CB | Josh Blackwell | ERFA | |||
| WR | Joe Reed | ERFA |
Signings
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 (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).
Departures
| Position | Player | Reason | Date | 2024 team | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FS | Eddie Jackson | Released | February 15, 2024 | ||
| G | Cody Whitehair | Released | February 15, 2024 |
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | From Carolina[A] | |||
| 9 | |||||
| 2 | 40 | Traded to the Washington Commanders[B] | |||
| 3 | 75 | ||||
| 4 | TBD | ||||
| 5 | TBD | ||||
| 6 | TBD | ||||
| 7 | TBD | ||||
Notes
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Draft trades
- ^ The Bears traded a 2023 first-round selection (1st overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a 2024 first-round selection (1st overall), wide receiver D. J. Moore, 2023 first and second-round selections (9th and 61st overall), and a 2025 second-round selection.[13]
- ^ The Bears traded a second-round selection to Washington in exchange for DE Montez Sweat.[14]
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2024 opponents
Listed below are the Bears' opponents for 2024. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[15]
The Bears will also host one of their home games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, as part of the NFL International Series.[16]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (NFC North) |
Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | |
| Conference opponents (NFC West) |
Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers |
| Conference opponents (based on 2023 division placement) |
Carolina Panthers | Washington Commanders |
| Interconference opponents (AFC South) |
Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans |
Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2023 division placement) |
New England Patriots | — |
References
- ^ Hajduk, Gabby (January 23, 2024). "Bears hire Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Hajduk, Gabby. "Bears hire Kerry Joseph as quarterbacks coach". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Bears hire Eric Washington as defensive coordinator". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Matt Eberflus finalizes Bears coaching staff". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Jennifer King makes history as Bears' first female coach". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ^ "Bears hire assistant coaches Griffin, Bing". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Bears add Matt Pees as defensive analyst". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Chicago Bears part ways with senior VP and general counsel Cliff Stein after nearly 22 years with the organization". Yahoo.
- ^ "'Huge hire' — How Sherrone Moore got Sean Magee back to Ann Arbor as G.M." On3.
- ^ a b c d e "Bears fire offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, four offensive assistants". NFL.
- ^ "Raiders add former NFL head coach as offensive assistant". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "Justin Hinds will be the Seahawks' defensive line coach". NBC Sports.
- ^ "Bears secure No. 1 pick in 2024 NFL Draft". ChicagoBears.com. December 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Roster Move: Bears trade for DE Montez Sweat". ChicagoBears.com. October 31, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
- ^ "Bears to play regular-season game in London in 2024". Chicago Bears. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
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