The Chicago Bears on Thursday made the following transactions:
Activated the following player from Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return:
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga
Waived the following player:
LB Carl Jones Jr.
Ogbongbemiga is in his second season with Chicago. The five-year veteran appeared in all 17 games for the Bears last season and shared the team-lead with a career-high 11 total special teams tackles. Since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021, Ogbongbemiga has appeared in 64 career games for the Chargers (2021-23) and Bears (2024), amassing 27 tackles (16 solo) defensively, including two sacks, and two fumble recoveries in his career. Ogbongbemiga secured his first sack as a member of the Bears in Chicago's Week 6 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London last season. A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Ogbongbemiga appeared in 49 career games over four seasons of action at Oklahoma State (2017-20). Ogbongbemiga capped his collegiate tenure with a Second-Team All-Big 12 Conference selection after leading the Big 12 with three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
