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Bears inform first 3 players of their release
Sep 3, 2015;
By: Bryan Perez | 2 hours ago
The deadline for all teams to cut their 75-man rosters down to 53 is still about 24 hours away, but the Chicago Bears have started informing players of their fate.
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, the Bears will be waiving wide receiver B.J. Daniels, guard Shelley Smith and defensive lineman Terry Williams.
Neither Williams, Smith or Daniels were expected to make the final squad, so their early release doesn’t come as much of a shock. Daniels, in particular, struggled in his attempt to transition to an NFL wide receiver and looked out of place on special teams throughout the preseason.
Williams flashed at times, but with the depth of the Bears’ defensive line and a tougher decision to come between Cornelius Washington, Will Sutton and Ego Ferguson, Williams was an easy cut to make.
The early release will help both players in their effort to find another job, as personnel departments can continue reviewing their tape to determine if they’d offer an upgrade over their back-end roster guys.
