Post by Deleted on May 14, 2018 12:45:59 GMT -6
Bears sign 5 minicamp tryout players, release 4 others from the 90-man roster
By: Lorin Cox | 42 minutes ago
The Chicago Bears finalized their 90-man roster as they move forward into the offseason.
The team announced the signing of five players who participated in rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, and they released four others under contract to keep the roster at 90.
Defensive back Tyrin Holloway and offensive lineman Matt McCants are the newest names added to the list.
Holloway went undrafted out of Western Illinois. He can play cornerback or safety, and he registered 10 interceptions over his college career.
McCants was a sixth-round pick by the New York Giants back in 2012, and he’s bounced around the league, starting three games at right tackle for the Oakland Raiders in 2013. He had a brief stint in Chicago for two games of 2016, and now he’s back to add some depth at the offensive tackle position.
Linebacker Howard Jones was a surprise release in a corresponding roster move. He appeared in four games for the Bears’ defense last year, registering a sack against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 14.
Chicago doesn’t have a lot of depth at outside linebacker, but evidently the Bears like the group they have and wanted to add other young players across the roster.
