The Chicago Bears on Tuesday made the following roster moves to comply with the NFL's mandatory 53-man roster limit:
Placed the following players on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return:
RB Travis Homer
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga
Waived/Injured the following players:
DB Tysheem Johnson
OL Doug Kramer Jr.
OL Bill Murray
Waived the following players:
WR Maurice Alexander
RB Brittain Brown
LS Luke Elkin
DL Jonathan Ford
DB Mekhi Garner
DL Jamree Kromah
OL Jordan McFadden
DL Zacch Pickens
WR JP Richardson
WR Tyler Scott
OL Ricky Stromberg
Released the following players:
WR Miles Boykin
TE Stephen Carlson
DL Tanoh Kpassagnon
Activated to Roster:
DB Jaylon Johnson
P Tory Taylor
Take a look at the players on the Bears' initial active roster for the 2025 season. (As of Aug. 26, 2025)
DB Jaylon Johnson | #1
WR DJ Moore | #2
RB D'Andre Swift | #4
DB Kyler Gordon | #6
K Cairo Santos | #8
DB Jaquan Brisker | #9
QB Case Keenum | #11
WR Devin Duvernay | #12
WR Olamide Zaccheaus | #14
WR Rome Odunze | #15
QB Tyson Bagent | #17
QB Caleb Williams | #18
P Tory Taylor | #19
WR Jahdae Walker | #20
DB Elijah Hicks | #22
RB Roschon Johnson | #23
DB Nick McCloud | #24
RB Kyle Monangai | #25
DB Nahshon Wright | #25
DB Tyrique Stevenson | #29
DB Kevin Byard III | #31
DB Jonathan Owens | #36
DB Josh Blackwell | #39
LB Carl Jones | #43
LB Noah Sewell | #44
LS Scott Daly | #46
LB Ruben Hyppolite II | #47
LB Tremaine Edmunds | #49
DL Grady Jarrett | #50
OL Drew Dalman | #52
LB T.J. Edwards | #53
DL Dayo Odeyingbo | #55
OL Darnell Wright | #58
OL Joe Thuney | #62
OL Luke Newman | #65
OL Braxton Jones | #70
OL Ryan Bates | #71
OL Kiran Amegadjie | #72
OL Jonah Jackson | #73
OL Ozzy Trapilo | #75
OL Theo Benedet | #79
TE Durham Smythe | #81
TE Colston Loveland | #84
TE Cole Kmet | #85
WR Luther Burden III | #87
DL Dominique Robinson | #90
DL Chris Williams | #91
DL Daniel Hardy | #92
DL Austin Booker | #94
DL Shemar Turner | #95
DL Andrew Billings | #97
DL Montez Sweat | #98
DL Gervon Dexter Sr. | #99
