Chicago Bears Transactions 2016

December
DATETRANSACTION
December 31, 2016Signed LB Josh Shirley.
December 28, 2016Signed OL Cornelius Edison and DB Rashaad Reynolds to the practice squad.
December 27, 2016Waived DL Jimmy Staten from the practice squad.
December 26, 2016Waived OL Cornelius Edison.
December 23, 2016Placed DL Eddie Goldman on injured reserve. Signed OL Cornelius Edison. Activated LB Jerrell Freeman from the exempt/commissioner permission list.
December 21, 2016Signed OL Cornelius Edison to the practice squad.
December 20, 2016Signed RB Bralon Addison. Placed WR Eddie Royal on injured reserve. Waived OL Cornelius Edison.
December 15, 2016Signed DB De'Vante Bausby to the practice squad. Placed TE Justin Perillo on the practice squad injured list.
December 14, 2016Signed LB Josh Shirley to the practice squad.
December 13, 2016Waived DB De'Vante Bausby. Signed TE Mycole Pruitt.
December 12, 2016Placed OL Mike Adams on injured reserve. Claimed OL Matt McCants off waivers from Cleveland.
December 5, 2016Signed DB Johnthan Banks. Signed WR Bralon Addison to the practice squad. Waived LB Lamin Barrow from injured reserve. Placed QB Jay Cutler on injured reserve. Waived QB Josh Woodrum from the practice squad.
November
DATETRANSACTION
November 29, 2016Placed LB Danny Trevathan on injured reserve. Signed WR Daniel Braverman. Signed TE Justin Perillo to the practice squad.
November 23, 2016Signed QB David Fales and LB Jonathan Anderson. Signed OL Lawrence Okoye and DL Jimmy Staten to the practice squad. Placed TE Zach Miller on injured reserve.
November 22, 2016Signed DB De'Vante Bausby. Signed WR Darius Jennings from the practice squad and WR Dres Anderson to the practice squad.
November 21, 2016Waived DL Jimmy Staten.
November 19, 2016Waived DB De'Vante Bausby. Signed DL Jimmy Staten.
November 12, 2016Signed FB Paul Lasike.
November 9, 2016Signed OL Cornelius Edison to the practice squad. Waived OL Colin Kelly.
November 8, 2016Waived OL Cornelius Edison.
November 2, 2016Signed OL William Poehls to the practice squad.
November 1, 2016Waived OL Arturo Uzdavinis from the practice squad.
October
DATETRANSACTION
October 26, 2016Signed DB Jacoby Glenn to the practice squad.
October 25, 2016Waived TE Marcel Jensen. Signed RB David Cobb to the practice squad.
October 24, 2016Signed OL Cornelius Edison from the practice squad. Signed OL Srturo Uzdavinis to the practice squad. Claimed TE Daniel Brown off waivers from Baltimore. Waived RB Joique Bell. Placed QB Brian Hoyer on injured reserve.
October 22, 2016Placed RB Raheem Mostert on the practice squad injured list. Signed FB Paul Lasike to the practice squad.
October 20, 2016Activated LB Pernell McPhee from the PUP list. Waived FB Paul Lasike.
October 8, 2016Signed DB Demontre Hurst from the practice squad. Waived DL CJ Wilson.
October 5, 2016Placed WR Kevin White on injured reserve. Signed FB Paul Lasike from the practice roster. Signed TE Busta Anderson to the practice roster.
October 4, 2016Signed DL CJ Wilson. Waived RB Raheem Mostert.
October 1, 2016Signed TE Ben Braunecker from the practice squad. Waived DL CJ Wilson.
September
DATETRANSACTION
September 27, 2016Signed DL CJ Wilson and RB Joique Bell. Signed LB John Timu from the practice squad. Waived LB Jonathan Anderson and TE Greg Scruggs. Placed DB Kyle Fuller on injured reserve.
September 26, 2016Signed OL Colin Kelly to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contract of OL Jason Weaver.
September 22, 2016Placed LB Lamarr Houston on injured reserve. Signed QB Matt Barkley from the practice squad and FB Paul Lasike to the practice squad.
September 21, 2016Signed RB Raheem Mostert from practice squad and LB Ronald Powell to the practice squad.
September 20, 2016Released FB Paul Lasike.
September 14, 2016Signed DL Jimmy Staten to the practice squad.
September 13, 2016Terminated the practice squad contracts of OL Laurence Gibson and RB Senorise Perry. Signed RB Raheem Mostert to the practice squad.
September 7, 2016Signed OL Kyle Long to a four-year contract extension through the 2021 season.
September 6, 2016Signed K Connor Barth.
September 5, 2016Terminated the contracts of LS Aaron Brewer and OL Amini Silatolu. Signed LS Patrick Scales and K Connor Barth. Signed QB Matt Barkley, OL Cornelius Edison and DB Demontre Hurst to the practice squad.
September 4, 2016Claimed C Eric Kush off waivers from Los Angeles and CB Cre'von LeBlanc off waivers from New England. Waived OL Cornelius Edison, DB Demontre Hurst and TE Khari Lee. Signed TE Logan Paulson. Signed CB De'Vante Bausby, TE Ben Braunecker, WR Daniel Braverman and LB John Timu.
September 3, 2016Placed LB Pernell McPhee and WR Marquess Wilson on the PUP list. Terminated the contracts of TEs Tony Moeaki and Rob Housler; WR Marc Mariani; RB Jacquizz Rodgers; G Shelley Smith and OT Garry Williams. Waived QB David Fales; LB John Timu; WRs Daniel Braverman and B.J. Daniels; TE Ben Braunecker, CBs Taveze Calhoun, DeVante Bausby and Kevin Peterson; C Khaled Holmes; OT Jason Weaver; NT Terry Williams and LS Patrick Scales. Waived-injured DE Ego Ferguson and LB Danny Mason.
August
DATETRANSACTION
August 30, 2016Waived LB Jarrett Grace. Waived/injured LB Lamin Barrow. Placed LB Roy Robertson-Harris on reserve/non-football illness list. Placed OL Hroniss Grasu and QB Connor Shaw on injured reserve.
August 28, 2016Waived RB Senorise Perry, DL Keith Browner, WR Kieran Duncan, WR Derek Keaton, OL John Kling, WR Darrin Peterson, DB Joel Ross, TE Gannon Sinclair and OL Martin Wallace. Terminated the contract of FB Darrell Young.
August 13, 2016Waived OL Dan Buchholz and Donovan Williams. Signed OL Khaled Holmes and Shelley Smith.
August 10, 2016Signed OL Mike Adams. Waived OL Nick Becton.
August 4, 2016Signed FB Darrel Young, LB Danny Mason and OL Garry Williams. Waived FB Joe Sommers and DL Marquis Jackson. Activated OL Amini Silatolu from the PUP list. Waived OL Adrian Bellard with an injury settlement.
July
DATETRANSACTION
July 30, 2016Signed LB Willie Young to a two-year contract extension.
July 29, 2016Signed OL Dan Buchholz. Waived P Ben LeCompte.
July 27, 2016Promoted Scott Hagel to senior vice president of marketing and communications, Karen Murphy to senior vice president of business strategy and chief financial officer, Cliff Stein to senior vice president and general counsel and Lee Twarling to senior vice president of sales and customer relations, Doug Carnahan to vice president of corporate partnerships and Jake Jones to vice president of finance. Named Brandon Faber vice president of communications. Signed DB Brandon Boykin and WR B.J. Daniels.
July 20, 2016Signed OL Amini Silatolu. Waived QB Dalyn Williams.
June
DATETRANSACTION
June 16, 2016Signed TE Tony Moeaki and DL Marquis Jackson. Waived DL Kenton Adeyemi and LB Don Cherry.
June 9, 2016Waived QB Matt Blanchard. Signed QB Dalyn Williams.
June 8, 2016Placed OL Manny Ramirez on the reserve/retired list.
June 6, 2016Signed DL Jonathan Bullard to a four-year contract.
June 3, 2016Signed OL Nate Chandler.
June 1, 2016Waived OL Tayo Fabuluje.
May
DATETRANSACTION
May 27, 2016Agreed to terms with LB Leonard Floyd on a four-year contract.
May 25, 2016Waived LB Danny Mason. Signed LB Jarrett Grace.
May 16, 2016Signed DL Kenton Adeyemi, WR Kieren Duncan, P Ben LeCompte and OL Donovan Williams. Waived C Dan Buchholz, DT Bruce Gaston, TE Marcus Lucas and WR Nathan Palmer.
May 12, 2016Signed OL Adrian Bellard. Waived DB Anthony Jefferson.
May 11, 2016Promoted Mark Sadowski to director of college scouting, Francis Saint Paul to national scout, David Williams to West Coast scout, Jeff King to pro scout and Chris White to pro scouting coordinator.
May 9, 2016Signed TEs Ben Braunecker and Joseph Sommers, OL Dan Buchholz and John Kling, WRs Derek Keaton and Darrin Peterson, LBs Don Cherry and Roy Robertson-Harris, DB Taveze Calhoun and CB Kevin Peterson.
May 1, 2016Released S Antrel Rolle and G Matt Slauson.
April
DATETRANSACTION
April 30, 2016Agreed to terms with QB Brian Hoyer on a one-year contract.
April 18, 2016Signed WR Joshua Bellamy.
April 15, 2016Exercised the fifth-year (2017) option for OL Kyle Long.
March
DATETRANSACTION
March 31, 2016Agreed to terms with OL Ted Larsen on a one-year contract. Signed S Omar Bolden to a one-year contract.
March 30, 2016Signed OL Manny Ramirez to a one-year contract.
March 28, 2016Agreed to terms with LB Sam Acho on a one-year contract.GREEN BAY PACKERS - Signed TE Jared Cook.
March 25, 2016Agreed to terms with S Chris Prosinski on a one-year contract.
March 24, 2016Agreed to terms with WR Deonte Thompson on a one-year contract.
March 17, 2016Traded TE Martellus Bennett and a 2016 sixth-round draft pick to New England for a 2016 fourth-round draft pick.
March 16, 2016Signed LS Aaron Brewer to a one-year contract.
March 14, 2016Re-signed TE Rob Housler to a one-year contract. Agreed to terms with TE Zach Miller on a two-year contract.
March 13, 2016Agreed to terms with DL Akiem Hicks on a two-year contract.
March 12, 2016Agreed to terms with LB Jerrell Freeman on a three-year contract, DL Mitch Unrein on a two-year contract and WR Marc Mariani on a one-year contract.
March 10, 2016Agreed to terms with CB Sherrick McManis on a two-year contract.
March 9, 2016Agreed to terms with LB Danny Trevathan on a four-year contract and OT Bobby Massie on a three-year contract. Re-signed CB Tracy Porter to a three-year contract and RB Jacquizz Rodgers and OT Nick Becton to one-year contracts.
March 8, 2016Agreed to terms with LB Danny Trevathan on a four-year contract and OT Bobby Massie on a three-year contract. Re-signed CB Tracy Porter to a three-year contract and RB Jacquizz Rodgers and OT Nick Becton to one-year contracts.
February
DATETRANSACTION
February 29, 2016Placed the franchise tag on WR Alshon Jeffery.
February 16, 2016Released OT Jermon Bushrod.
February 15, 2016Named Curtis Johnson wide receivers coach and Ben McDaniels offensive assistant coach. Promoted Pierre Ngo to assistant strength and conditioning coach.
January
DATETRANSACTION
January 26, 2016Named Richard Hightower assistant special teams coach.
January 22, 2016Named Dave Ragone quarterbacks coach.
January 11, 2016Promoted quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains to offensive coordinator. Signed DL Keith Browner to a reserve/future contract.
January 4, 2016Signed CB De'Vante Bausby, QB Matt Blanchard, C Cornelius Edison, RB Paul Lasike, WR Marcus Lucas, LB Danny Mason, WR Nathan Palmer, TE Gannon Sinclair and G Martin Wallace to reserve/futures contracts.