The Bears on Friday signed defensive tackle Mike Pennel Jr., tight end Jake Butt and offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr.
All three players participated in this week's full-squad minicamp on a tryout basis.
To make room on their roster, the Bears waived a pair of undrafted rookies, defensive lineman Thomas Schaffer and tackle Gunnar Vogel.
Pennel has appeared in 91 NFL games with 16 starts over seven seasons with the Packers (2014-16), Jets (2017-18) and Chiefs (2019-20). The 6-4, 332-pounder has registered 155 tackles, 2.0 sacks and 8.0 tackles-for-loss. Last season he played in 14 games with one start for Kansas City, recording 29 tackles.
Butt was selected by the Broncos in the fifth round of the 2017 draft out of Michigan. He was being projected as a second-round selection before sustaining a torn ACL in his final college game with the Wolverines. Injuries limited the 6-6, 250-pounder to just eight games in four seasons with the Broncos.Â
Wheatley played tight end at Michigan and Stony Brook before switching to tackle this year while participating in The Spring League, a developmental league for NFL hopefuls. He's the son of former Michigan star running back Tyrone Wheatley, who played 10 NFL seasons with the Giants (1995-98) and Raiders (1999-2004).
Check out the action from Halas Hall as the Bears hit the practice fields during their full-squad minicamp.
DB Thomas Graham Jr.
RB David Montgomery
LB Jeremiah Attaochu
Head coach Matt Nagy
OL Dieter Eiselen
OL Alex Bars
LB Roquan Smith
LB James Vaughters
LB Jeremiah Attaochu
LB Danny Trevathan
DB Desmond Trufant
DB Eddie Jackson
DB Duke Shelley
DB Artie Burns
WR Thomas Ives
WR Allen Robinson II
WR Darnell Mooney
QB Andy Dalton
WR Allen Robinson II
WR Damiere Byrd
WR Javon Wims
QB Justin Fields
TE Cole Kmet
TE Jimmy Graham
RB Khalil Herbert
DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
QB Andy Dalton
LB Trevis Gipson
DB Jordan Lucas
K Cairo Santos
WR Darnell Mooney
WR Riley Ridley
RB Damien Williams
WR Riley Ridley
DB Dionte Ruffin
WR Marquise Goodwin
DB Deon Bush
WR Rodney Adams
DB Tashaun Gipson Sr.
RB David Montgomery
RB Ryan Nall
WR Allen Robinson II
WR Chris Lacy
WR Allen Robinson II
WR Khalil McClain
DL Akiem Hicks, LB Khalil Mack
WR Darnell Mooney, DB Jaylon Johnson
LS Patrick Scales
RB Damien Williams
DB Jaylon Johnson
DB Rojesterman Farris
DB Teez Tabor
P Pat O'Donnell
Head coach Matt Nagy
RB CJ Marable
Damien Williams
WR Damiere Byrd
WR Riley Ridley
WR Allen Robinson II
RB Khalil Herbert
RB Damien Williams
OL Adam Redmond
OL James Daniels
OL Alex Bars
QB Nick Foles
DB Tashaun Gipson Sr.
DB Marqui Christian
LB Ledarius Mack
OL Teven Jenkins
OL James Daniels
TE Jimmy Graham
RB Artavis Pierce
TE Jesper Horsted
LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe
WR Rodney Adams
OL Elijah Wilkinson
DB Kindle Vildor
DB Thomas Graham Jr.
DB Kindle Vildor
DB Duke Shelley, LB Danny Trevathan
DB Jordan Lucas
DL Angelo Blackson
LB Roquan Smith
DB Artie Burns
WR Darnell Mooney
WR Darnell Mooney, WR Allen Robinson II
TE Jimmy Graham
P Pat O'Donnell
WR Marquise Goodwin
RB Damien Williams
QB Andy Dalton
QB Justin Fields
QB Nick Foles
