The Chicago Bears on Saturday announced that the club has activated running back Travis Homer from Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return and elevated defensive lineman Jonathan Ford and kicker Jake Moody from the practice squad for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints. Per NFL regulation, all standard elevations revert back to the practice squad following the game.
Additionally, defensive lineman Austin Booker (Knee) and linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga (Knee) have been downgraded to OUT and remain on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return.
Chicago has also signed defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon to the club's practice squad.
Homer has accumulated 75 career regular-season games played with Chicago (2023-24) and the Seattle Seahawks (2019-22). Since being selected by the Seahawks in the sixth round (204th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, Homer has accounted for 951 yards from scrimmage, dispersed between 476 rushing yards on 89 carries (5.3 avg.) and 475 receiving yards on 55 catches (8.6 avg.), securing three scrimmage touchdowns. Last season, Homer appeared in 10 games for the Bears, adding six special teams tackles as a contributor on Chicago's coverage units. A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Homer prepped collegiately at the University of Miami (Fla.), where he totaled 37 games played over three seasons of action (2016-18), earning Second-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference recognition following each of his final two seasons with the Hurricanes.
Ford is in his second season with Chicago, appearing in two games this year (Week 4 and Week 6) and each of the final four games last season for the Bears. Ford entered the NFL as a seventh-round selection (234th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2022 NFL Draft, spending each of his first three professional seasons with the Packers before being signed by the Bears to Chicago's active roster off of Green Bay's practice squad. A native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Ford appeared in 50 career games (30 starts) over five collegiate seasons (2017-21) at Miami (Fla.), totaling 60 tackles, including three sacks, as well as one pass defensed and one forced fumble.
Moody helped propel the Bears to a victory over the Washington Commanders in Week 6 on Monday Night Football with four made field goals, including a game-winning 38-yard field goal as time expired. Moody joined Chicago's practice squad prior to Week 2. A two-time collegiate All-American and 2021 Lou Groza Award recipient, Moody began his NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers (2023-25), appearing in 35 games (postseason included), totaling 258 points scored. Entering the league as a third-round selection (No. 99 overall) by the 49ers in 2023, Moody made 46 field goals in the regular season, as well as 94-of-96 PATs (97.9 pct.). In Super Bowl LVIII, Moody connected on all three field goal attempts, including two makes of 50-plus yards (55 and 53). A native of Northville, Mich., Moody prepped at the University of Michigan (2018-22), appearing in a program-record 60 career games and amassing a school-record 355 points scored. Moody earned All-America honors following each of his final two seasons at Michigan, including consensus recognition in 2021 after converting 23-of-25 field goal attempts and making all 56 of his PATs for the Big Ten Conference champions.
