Long-snapper Patrick Scales will return to the Bears for a seventh season after agreeing on Wednesday to a one-year contract extension through 2022.
Scales has appeared in 86 games in six seasons with the Bears. He served as the team's long-snapper in the final five contests in 2015 and all 16 games in 2016 before missing the entire 2017 season with a torn ACL he sustained in the third preseason game. Scales has since returned to play in all 65 contests the past four seasons. He has recorded 10 special teams tackles, including a career-high four stops last year.
Before joining the Bears, Scales appeared in two regular-season games and two playoff contests with the Ravens in 2014. He entered the NFL in 2011 with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent from Utah State and also has spent time with the Dolphins, Jets and Buccaneers.
Take a look at the Bears players who have re-signed with the team to continue their careers in Chicago, players from the 2021 roster who are currently free agents and the players who have signed with other teams.

OL Alex Bars
Signed with Las Vegas Raiders

DB Artie Burns
Signed with Seattle Seahawks

DB Deon Bush
Unrestricted Free Agent

WR Damiere Byrd
Unrestricted Free Agent

DB Marqui Christian
Unrestricted Free Agent

DB Xavier Crawford
Restricted Free Agent

QB Andy Dalton
Agreed to terms with New Orleans Saints (March 29)

OL James Daniels
Signed with Pittsburgh Steelers

DB Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Unrestricted Free Agent

WR Marquise Goodwin
Unrestricted Free Agent

TE Jimmy Graham
Unrestricted Free Agent

WR/returner Jakeem Grant Sr.
Agreed to terms with Cleveland Browns

DL Akiem Hicks
Unrestricted Free Agent

TE J.P. Holtz
Restricted Free Agent

TE Jesper Horsted
Signed to one-year contract (April 4)

DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
Re-signed to one-year contract (March 20)

DL Margus Hunt
Unrestricted Free Agent

OL Germain Ifedi
Signed with Atlanta Falcons (April 7)

LB Bruce Irvin
Unrestricted Free Agent

LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
Signed with Seattle Seahawks

TE Jesse James
Unrestricted Free Agent

LB Christian Jones
Unrestricted Free Agent

LB Cassius Marsh Sr.
Unrestricted Free Agent

OL Sam Mustipher
Tendered one-year contract (March 8)

RB Ryan Nall
Signed with Dallas Cowboys (April 8)

DL Bilal Nichols
Signed with Las Vegas Raiders

P Pat O'Donnell
Signed with Green Bay Packers

LB Alec Ogletree
Unrestricted Free Agent

OL Jason Peters
Unrestricted Free Agent

WR Allen Robinson II
Agreed to terms with Los Angeles Rams

LS Patrick Scales
Signed to one-year contract extension through 2022 (March 16)

OL Lachavious Simmons
Re-signed to one-year contract (March 16)

DB Teez Tabor
Signed with Atlanta Falcons

OL Elijah Wilkinson
Signed with Atlanta Falcons

RB Damien Williams
Signed with Atlanta Falcons