2026 Chicago Bears season

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2026 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George McCaskey
General manager	Ryan Poles
Head coach	Ben Johnson
Home stadium	Soldier Field
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The 2026 season will be the Chicago Bears' 107th in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under the leadership of general manager Ryan Poles and their second under head coach Ben Johnson. The Bears will seek to improve upon their 11–6 record from the previous season and repeat as NFC North champions for the first time since 2005–2006.

Roster changes

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2026 team	Date signed	Contract	Source
C	Ryan Bates	UFA
SS	Jaquan Brisker	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	March 12, 2026	1 year, $5.5 million	^[1]
FS	Kevin Byard	UFA	New England Patriots	March 11, 2026	1 year, $9 million	^[2]
DT	Andrew Billings	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	March 16, 2026	1 year, $2.4 million	^[3]
LS	Scott Daly	UFA
WR	Devin Duvernay	UFA
FS	C. J. Gardner-Johnson	UFA	Buffalo Bills	March 12, 2026	1 year, $6 million	^[4]
SS	Elijah Hicks	UFA	Chicago Bears	March 12, 2026		^[5]
RB	Travis Homer	UFA
MLB	D'Marco Jackson	UFA	Chicago Bears	March 11, 2026	2 year, $7.5 million	^[6]
LT	Braxton Jones	UFA	Chicago Bears	March 11, 2026	1 year, $10 million	^[7]
CB	Jaylon Jones	UFA	Chicago Bears	March 13, 2026		^[8]
QB	Case Keenum	UFA	Chicago Bears	March 11, 2026	2 year, $5.5 million	^[9]
CB	Nick McCloud	UFA
SS	Jonathan Owens	UFA
MLB	Jalen Reeves-Maybin	UFA
DE	Dominique Robinson	UFA
TE	Durham Smythe	UFA
DE	Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	UFA
DT	Chris Williams	UFA
CB	Nahshon Wright	UFA	New York Jets	March 11, 2026	1 year, $5.5 million	^[10]
WR	Olamide Zaccheaus	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	March 11, 2026	1 year, TBD	^[11]
DE	Daniel Hardy	RFA	Chicago Bears	March 11, 2026	2 year, $4.97 million	^[6]
G	Jordan McFadden	RFA	Chicago Bears	March 12, 2026	1 year, $1.3 million	^[12]
LT	Theo Benedet	ERFA	Chicago Bears	March 11, 2026	1 year, $1 million	^[13]
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive-rights free agent Legend – Light green background indicates a player has been re-signed by the Bears. – Light red background indicates a player has departed the Bears.

Signings

Position	Player	Previous team	Date signed	Contract	Source
S	Coby Bryant	Seattle Seahawks	March 11, 2026	3 year, $40 million	^[14]
LB	Devin Bush	Cleveland Browns	March 11, 2026	3 year, $30 million	^[14]
DT	Neville Gallimore	Indianapolis Colts	March 11, 2026	2 year, $12 million	^[14]
WR	Kalif Raymond	Detroit Lions	March 11, 2026	1 year, $5.1 million	^[14]
OT	Jedrick Wills	Cleveland Browns	March 12, 2026	1 year, $1.2 million	^[14]
CB	Cam Lewis	Buffalo Bills	March 13, 2026	2 year, $6 million	^[14]
DT	Kentavius Street	Atlanta Falcons	March 13, 2026		^[14]

Trades

Position	Arrived	From	Date of trade	Departed
WR	2026 2nd-round pick	Buffalo Bills	March 11, 2026^[15]	D. J. Moore 2026 5th-round pick
C	Garrett Bradbury	New England Patriots	March 11, 2026^[16]	2027 5th-round pick

Reserve/future contracts

The Bears signed the following players to reserve/future contracts: Maurice Alexander (WR), Brittain Brown (RB), Stephen Carlson (TE), Luke Elkin (LS), Dallis Flowers (CB), Jonathan Garvin (DE), Dominique Hampton (OLB), Kyle Hergel (G), Qadir Ismail (TE), Nikola Kalinic (TE), Jamree Kromah (DE), Dontae Manning (CB), Jeremiah Martin (DE), Gervarrius Owens (S), JP Richardson (WR), and Nephi Sewell (OLB).

Releases

Draft

2026 Chicago Bears draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	25	Dillon Thieneman	S	Oregon
2	57	Logan Jones	C	Iowa
60	Traded to the Tennessee Titans	From Bills^[A]
3	69	Sam Roush	TE	Stanford	From Titans
3	89	Zavion Thomas	WR	LSU
4	125	Traded to the Kansas City Chiefs
124	Malik Muhammad	CB	Texas	From Jaguars via Panthers
129	Traded to the Carolina Panthers	From Rams
5	144	Traded to the Carolina Panthers	From Titans via Rams and Titans
165	Traded to the Buffalo Bills
166	Keyshaun Elliott	LB	Arizona St.
6	206	Traded to the Cleveland Browns^[B]
213	Jordan van den Berg	DT	Georgia Tech	From Seahawks via Jaguars, Lions and Bills
7	239	Traded to the Buffalo Bills	From Eagles via Jaguars and Browns
241	Traded to the Buffalo Bills

Staff

**Chicago Bears staff**
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	Front office Chairman – George McCaskey President/CEO – Kevin Warren General manager – Ryan Poles Assistant general manager – Jeff King Vice president of football administration – Matt Feinstein Director of player personnel – Trey Koziol Director of college scouting – Breck Ackley Assistant director of college scouting – Francis St. Paul Director of pro scouting – DJ Hord Head coaches Head coach – Ben Johnson Assistant head coach/wide receivers – Antwaan Randle El Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Press Taylor Quarterbacks – JT Barrett Running backs – Eric Studesville Tight ends – Jim Dray Offensive line – Dan Roushar Assistant offensive line – Kyle DeVan Offensive analyst – Will Lawing Offensive assistant-quarterbacks & receivers – Robbie Picazo Offensive quality control – Matt Aponte Offensive quality control – Zach Cable Offensive quality control – Isaiah Ford			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dennis Allen Defensive line – Jeremy Garrett Linebackers – Richard Smith Assistant linebackers – Kevin Koch Defensive backs/passing game coordinator – Al Harris Assistant defensive backs/safeties – Matt Giordano Senior defensive assistant – Bill Johnson Defensive assistant/nickels – Cannon Matthews Defensive quality control – Kenny Norton III Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Richard Hightower Assistant special teams – Anthony Blevins Coaching administration Senior director of coaching operations – Justin Rudd Manager of coaching administration – Chavis Cook Director of research and analysis – Harrison Freid Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Pierre Ngo Assistant strength and conditioning – Allison Haley Assistant strength and conditioning – Noble Landry Assistant strength and conditioning – Reshard Langford Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Philippi → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

**Chicago Bears roster**
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Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Tyson Bagent 11 Case Keenum 18 Caleb Williams Running backs (RB) 38 Brittain Brown 36 Deion Hankins 23 Roschon Johnson 25 Kyle Monangai 4 D'Andre Swift Wide receivers (WR) 13 Maurice Alexander 10 Luther Burden III 15 Rome Odunze 14 Kalif Raymond 83 JP Richardson -- Zavion Thomas 9 Jahdae Walker Tight ends (TE) 88 Stephen Carlson 80 Qadir Ismail 86 Nikola Kalinic 85 Cole Kmet 84 Colston Loveland -- Sam Roush		Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Kiran Amegadjie RT 79 Theo Benedet LT 67 Garrett Bradbury C 60 Kyle Hergel G 73 Jonah Jackson RG 70 Braxton Jones LT -- Logan Jones C 74 Jordan McFadden G 65 Luke Newman LG 62 Joe Thuney LG 75 Ozzy Trapilo LT 71 Jedrick Wills Jr. LT 58 Darnell Wright RT Defensive linemen (DL) 94 Austin Booker DE 99 Gervon Dexter DT 90 Neville Gallimore DT 52 Jonathan Garvin DE 92 Daniel Hardy DE 50 Grady Jarrett DT 59 Jamree Kromah DE 97 James Lynch DT 69 Jeremiah Martin DE 55 Dayo Odeyingbo DE 93 Kentavius Street DT 98 Montez Sweat DE 95 Shemar Turner DT -- Jordan van den Berg DT		Linebackers (LB) 12 Devin Bush Jr. OLB 53 T. J. Edwards MLB -- Keyshaun Elliott MLB -- Dominique Hampton OLB 47 Ruben Hyppolite II OLB 48 D'Marco Jackson OLB 57 Jack Sanborn MLB 45 Nephi Sewell OLB 44 Noah Sewell MLB Defensive backs (DB) 39 Josh Blackwell CB 2 Coby Bryant FS 37 Dallis Flowers CB 20 Zah Frazier CB 6 Kyler Gordon CB 22 Elijah Hicks SS 1 Jaylon Johnson CB 33 Jaylon Jones CB 21 Cam Lewis CB 27 Dontae Manning CB -- Malik Muhammad CB 30 Gervarrius Owens S 32 Terell Smith CB 29 Tyrique Stevenson CB 31 Dillon Thieneman S Special teams (ST) 46 Luke Elkin LS 8 Cairo Santos K 19 Tory Taylor P		68 active, 7 unsigned As of April 26, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Bears' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[19]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC North)	Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
Conference opponents (NFC South)	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Philadelphia Eagles	Seattle Seahawks
Interconference opponents (AFC East)	New England Patriots New York Jets	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	Jacksonville Jaguars	No game

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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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