Chicago Bears Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 28, 2011Agreed to terms with OL Edwin Williams on a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
December 27, 2011Placed QB Jay Cutler and RB Matt Forte on injured reserve. Signed DT Jordan Miller from the practice squad. Signed G Mansfield Wrotto.
December 20, 2011Signed WR Jonathan Haggerty to the practice squad.
December 19, 2011Signed RB Armando Allen, DE Thaddeus Gibson and WR Max Komar from the practice squad. Signed RB Robert Hughes to the practice squad. Placed S Chris Conte and WR Johnny Knox on injured reserve.
December 2, 2011Agreed to terms with WR Earl Bennett on a four-year contract extension through 2015.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 30, 2011Signed LB Thaddeus Gibson to the practice squad.
November 29, 2011Signed LB Patrick Trahan from the practice squad. Waived/injured LB Brian Iwuh.
November 22, 2011Signed LS Jake Laptad to a three-year contract. Signed OT Josh Davis and CB Joshua Moore to the practice squad.
November 21, 2011Placed C Patrick Mannelly on injured reserve. Waived DE Mario Addison.
November 18, 2011Placed T Gabe Carimi on injured reserve. Signed T Levi Horn from the practice squad.
November 17, 2011Signed G Ricky Henry.
November 16, 2011Signed S Winston Venable. Placed S Anthony Walters on injured reserve.
November 8, 2011Signed OL Roberto Garza to a two-year contract extension.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 27, 2011Released S Chris Harris.
October 11, 2011Waived S Winston Venable. Signed S Anthony Walters from the practice squad. Signed WR Max Komar and DE Jake Laptad to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contracts of WR Kris Adams and RB Armando Allen.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 7, 2011Signed FB Tyler Clutts to a three-year contract from the Cleveland practice squad.
September 5, 2011Waived CB Joshua Moore. Signed RB Armando Allen to the practice squad.
September 4, 2011Agreed to S Brandon Meriweather on a one-year contract. Signed WR Kris Adams, G Ricky Henry, OT Levi Horn, DT Jordan Miller, TE Andre Smith, LB Patrick Trahan and S Anthony Walters to the practice squad.
September 3, 2011Placed LB J.T. Thomas on injured reserve. Placed FB Harvey Unga on the reserve/left squad list. Terminated the contract of TE Desmond Clark, RB Chester Taylor, DT Marcus Harrison.
September 2, 2011Waived G Johan Asiata, FB Eddie Williams, WR Andy Fantuz, WR Onrea Jones, LB Chris Johnson, LB Tressor Baptiste, LB Deron Minor, CB Antareis Bryan, CB Ryan Jones, OT Josh Davis, P Spencer Lanning, DE Jake Laptad, C Alex Linnenkohl and WR Jimmy Young.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 29, 2011Waived LB Tanner Antle, C J.C. Brignone, DE Vernon Gholston, DT Tank Tyler and QB Trevor Vittatoe.
August 27, 2011Waived-injured CB Mike Holmes.
August 19, 2011Waived OT Mike Lamphear.
August 16, 2011Waived WR Travis Cobb.
August 8, 2011Waived QB Matt Gutierrez and RB Dan Dierking.
August 3, 2011Waived TE Draylen Ross.
August 2, 2011Agreed to terms with TE Desmond Clark. Signed TE Matt Spaeth. Waived S K.J. Gerard.
August 1, 2011Waived P Richmond McGee and DT Sean Murnane.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 31, 2011Agreed to terms with C Chris Spencer on a two-year contract and LB Brian Iwuh on a one-year contract.
July 30, 2011Agreed to terms with RB Marion Barber on a two-year contract and CB Corey Graham on a one-year contract. Waived G Herman Johnson.
July 29, 2011Agreed to terms with OT Gabe Carimi, DE Stephen Paea and S Chris Conte on four-year contracts. Agreed to terms with DT Anthony Adams, DL Vernon Gholston, WR Sam Hurd, P Adam Podlesh, LB Nick Roach, TE Matt Spaeth, FB Will Ta'ufo'ou, WR Roy Williams, and QB Caleb Hanie. Signed DE Jake Laptad, TE Draylen Ross, RB Dan Dierking and T Mike Lamphear.
July 28, 2011Traded TE Greg Olsen to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed 2012 draft pick.
July 26, 2011Agreed to terms with TE Kyle Adams, LB Tressor Baptiste, C JC Brignone, CB Antareis Bryan, DT Corbin Bryant, WR Travis Cobb, T Josh Davis, G Ricky Henry, CB Mike Holmes, RB Robert Hughes, CB Ryan Jones, C Alex Linnenkohl, DT Jordan Miller, LB Deron Minor, DT Sean Murnane, TE Andre Smith, S Winston Venable, S Anthony Walters, WR Jimmy Young, WR Kris Adams, DE Mario Addison, LB Tanner Antle, LB Dom DeCicco, P Spencer Lanning, WR Dane Sanzenbacker and QB Trevor Vittatoe.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 28, 2011Released DT Tommie Harris, LB Hunter Hillenmeyer and OT Kevin Shaffer.
February 25, 2011Signed coach Lovie Smith to a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season.
February 18, 2011Signed P Richmond McGee to a two-year contract.
February 16, 2011Extended the contract of offensive line coach Mike Tice one year, through 2012. Re-signed running backs coach Tim Spencer, linebackers coach Bob Babich and defensive backs coach Jon Hoke.
February 4, 2011Signed WR Andy Fantuz to a reserve/future contract.
February 3, 2011Named Mike Phair defensive line coach.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 24, 2011Signed G Johan Asiata, CB K.J. Gerard, OT Levi Horn, LB Chris Johnson, LB Patrick Trahan and FB Eddie Williams to reserve/future contracts.
January 18, 2011Signed QB Matt Gutierrez to a reserve/future contract.
January 10, 2011Signed WR Onrea Jones and DT Tank Tyler to reserve/future contracts.