Bears cut roster down to 53 players, but changes are likely

The Bears have selected their initial 53-man roster for the 2024 season. The Bears, and every team across the NFL, had until 3 p.m. Tuesday to cut training camp rosters of 90 players down to 53 players.

The Bears had already announced more than a dozen cuts between Saturday and Monday. On Monday they waived nine players. Entering the day Tuesday, they had 78 players remaining on the active roster and they needed to cut 25 more.

This is the third roster that general manager Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus have built. This doesn’t necessarily mean the roster is complete, though. Many of the players cut on Tuesday across the league are subject to waivers. The Bears could put in a claim or several claims ahead of the 11 a.m. Wednesday waiver claim deadline.

The Bears can place up to two players on short-term injured reserve Tuesday. Any additional players heading to IR must first be on the 53-man roster. The Bears placed defensive end Jacob Martin and offensive tackle Larry Borom on IR on Tuesday. Long snapper Patrick Scales, who has a back injury, could go on IR on Wednesday, which would free up an additional roster spot.

Below is the Bears’ initial 53-man roster.

Quarterback

Caleb Williams

Tyson Bagent

Running back

D’Andre Swift

Khalil Herbert

Roschon Johnson

Travis Homer

Wide receiver

DJ Moore

Keenan Allen