2016 Chicago Bears season

2016 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	John Fox
General manager	Ryan Pace
Owner	The McCaskey Family
Home field	Soldier Field
Uniform

The 2016 Chicago Bears season will be the franchise's upcoming 97th season in the National Football League and the second under head coach John Fox. The Bears will enter the season with hopes of improving upon their 6–10 record in 2015.

Offseason

Organizational changes

After only one season, offensive coordinator Adam Gase was hired as the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins on January 9, 2016.^[1] Two days later, quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains was promoted to offensive coordinator.^[2] On January 22, Washington Redskins' offensive quality control coach Dave Ragone, who had been a former assistant of Loggains with the Tennessee Titans, was hired to fill the vacancy at quarterbacks coach.^[3] On February 12, the Bears hired former Rutgers' offensive coordinator Ben McDaniels as an offensive quality control coach.^[4]

On January 22, assistant special teams coach Derius Swinton joined the San Francisco 49ers as their special teams coordinator.^[5] Three days later, wide receivers coach Mike Groh left the team to become the wide receivers coach/passing game coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, while assistant strength and conditioning coach Jim Arthur followed Gase to the Dolphins.^[6] 49ers' assistant special teams coach Richard Hightower was hired to replace Swinton on January 26.^[7] The wide receivers coach position was filled by former Tulane head coach Curtis Johnson on February 15.^[8]

Roster changes

Position	Player	Free agency tag	Date signed	2016 team
LB	Acho, SamSam Acho	UFA	March 28[9]	Chicago Bears
CB	Ball, AlanAlan Ball	UFA	–	–
OT	Becton, NickNick Becton	RFA	March 9[10]	Chicago Bears
WR	Bellamy, JoshJosh Bellamy	ERFA	–	–
G	Ducasse, VladimirVladimir Ducasse	UFA	–	–
RB	Forte, MattMatt Forte	UFA	March 9[11]	New York Jets
TE	Housler, RobertRobert Housler	UFA	March 14[12]	Chicago Bears
WR	Jeffery, AlshonAlshon Jeffery	UFA	March 8[13]	Chicago Bears
DE	Jenkins, JarvisJarvis Jenkins	UFA	March 16[14]	New York Jets
LB	McClellin, SheaShea McClellin	UFA	March 16[15]	New England Patriots
CB	McManis, SherrickSherrick McManis	UFA	March 10[16]	Chicago Bears
WR	Mariani, MarcMarc Mariani	UFA	March 12[17]	Chicago Bears
S	Martin, SherrodSherrod Martin	UFA	–	–
TE	Miller, ZachZach Miller	UFA	March 14[18]	Chicago Bears
C	Montgomery, WillWill Montgomery	UFA	–	–
S	Mundy, RyanRyan Mundy	UFA	–	–
G	Omameh, PatrickPatrick Omameh	RFA	–	–
CB	Porter, TracyTracy Porter	UFA	March 9[19]	Chicago Bears
S	Prosinski, ChrisChris Prosinski	UFA	March 25[20]	Chicago Bears
LB	Reynolds, LaRoyLaRoy Reynolds	RFA	March 16[21]	Atlanta Falcons
RB	Rodgers, JacquizzJacquizz Rodgers	UFA	March 9[10]	Chicago Bears
WR	Thompson, DeonteDeonte Thompson	RFA	March 24[22]	Chicago Bears
DT	Unrein, MitchMitch Unrein	UFA	March 12[23]	Chicago Bears
RFA: Restricted free agent, UFA: Unrestricted free agent, ERFA: Exclusive rights free agent

Free agency officially began on March 9.^[24]

Acquisitions

The first transactions of the year occurred shortly after the conclusion of the 2015 regular season on January 4, 2016, when the Bears signed cornerback De'Vante Bausby, quarterback Matt Blanchard, center Cornelius Edison, fullback Paul Lasike, wide receivers Marcus Lucas and Nathan Palmer, linebacker Danny Mason, tight end Gannon Sinclair and guard Martin Wallace to reserve/futures contracts. A week later,^[25] former Houston Texans' defensive lineman Keith Browner was also signed on a reserve/futures deal.^[26]

On the first day of free agency, the Bears signed a four-year contract with Denver Broncos linebacker Danny Trevathan and a three-year contract with Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Bobby Massie.^[10] On March 12, inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman from the Indianapolis Colts signed a three-year contract.^[27] The next day, New England Patriots defensive lineman Akiem Hicks to a two-year deal.^[28] Three days later, Chicago signed Broncos long snapper Aaron Brewer to a one-year contract.^[29] Afterwards, the Bears began signing players to one-year deals; on March 30 and 31, two offensive linemen were signed: Bronco Manny Ramirez^[30] and Cardinal Ted Larsen.^[31] Also on March 31, the fourth Bronco was signed when defensive back and return specialist Omar Bolden was acquired.^[32] On April 30, the Bears agreed to sign former Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer.^[33]

Departures

On February 16, the first departure of 2016 was left tackle Jermon Bushrod to the Miami Dolphins.^[34] On March 16, tight end Martellus Bennett, along with a sixth-round draft pick, was traded to the New England Patriots for a fourth-rounder.^[35] On May 1, safety Antrel Rolle and guard Matt Slauson were released.^[36]

Of the Bears' unrestricted free agents, running back Matt Forte was the first to leave, signing with the New York Jets on March 9.^[11] A week later, on March 16, defensive end Jarvis Jenkins also joined the Jets,^[14] while linebackers Shea McClellin^[15] and LaRoy Reynolds signed with the Patriots and Atlanta Falcons, respectively.^[21]

2016 NFL draft

Pre-draft

Entering the draft, general consensus had the Bears' main need at linebacker; NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein believed the Bears' priority was a pass rusher,^[37] while Bears ESPN.com writer Jeff Dickerson added quarterback as a need.^[38] Prior to the draft, the Bears held visits for 50 players; 25 had private visits, 14 players visited during the NFL Scouting Combine, 6 apiece met during the Senior Bowl and the East–West Shrine Game, 6 had private workouts, while 2 had local visits. Of the 50, 11 had met with the team on multiple occasions.^[39]

Draft

The Bears used their first-round draft pick to select Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd. At Georgia, Floyd led the team in sacks during his final season with 4.5, while also recording a team-high 10.5 tackles for loss.^[40] On the second day of the draft, Chicago selected Kansas State offensive lineman Cody Whitehair, who started all four years at the school and was a first-team All-Big 12 Conference member in 2015, and defensive lineman Jonathan Bullard of Florida, who recorded 17.5 tackles for loss in 2015, the most for a Gator since former Bear Alex Brown's 18 in 1999.^[41] With the three fourth-round draft picks, the Bears selected West Virginia linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, who led the Mountaineers in tackles during the previous three seasons, including 80 tackles and three sacks in 2015;^[42] Miami safety Deon Bush, who recorded 50 tackles, six pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, a sack and an interception in 2015;^[43] and Northern Iowa cornerback Deiondre' Hall, who recorded 28 pass breakups, 13 interceptions, six pick-sixes and four forced fumbles, three of which came last season.^[44] In the fifth round, the Bears drafted Indiana running back Jordan Howard, who was one of three running backs in school history to record 1,000 yards in a season in two years, while also recording 1,213 yards and nine touchdowns in 2015 despite a knee injury.^[45] In the following round, William & Mary safety DeAndre Houston-Carson was selected; the third player in team history to earn consensus All-American honors, Houston-Carson recorded 293 tackles, 10 interceptions and nine blocked field goals.^[46] With the final pick in the draft, the Bears selected Western Michigan receiver Daniel Braverman, who ranked second in the country with 109 receptions, 1,367 yards and 13 touchdowns.^[47]

2016 Chicago Bears Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	9	Leonard Floyd	OLB	Georgia
2	56	Cody Whitehair	G	Kansas State
3	72	Jonathan Bullard	DE	Florida
4	113	Nick Kwiatkoski	ILB	West Virginia
	124	Deon Bush	S	Miami (FL)
	127	Deiondre' Hall	CB	Northern Iowa
5	150	Jordan Howard	RB	Indiana
6	185	DeAndre Houston-Carson	S	William & Mary
7	230	Daniel Braverman	WR	Western Michigan

Notes

• The Bears acquired two additional sixth-round selections (Nos. 204 and 206 overall) — one in a trade that sent defensive end Jared Allen to the Carolina Panthers, the other in a trade that sent Jon Bostic to the New England Patriots.^[48] The Bears later traded one of the extra sixth-round selections (No. 204 overall) along with Martellus Bennett back to the Patriots in exchange for the Patriots' fourth-round selection (No. 127 overall).^[49]
• The Bears traded their first-round selection (No. 11 overall) and their fourth-round selection (No. 106 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their first-round selection (No. 9 overall).^[40]
• The Bears traded their second-round selection (No. 41 overall) to the Buffalo Bills for second- and fourth-round selections (No. 49 and No. 117 overall) and a fourth-round selection in the 2017 NFL draft. The Bears then traded the newly-acquired 49th pick to the Seattle Seahawks for second- and fourth-round selections (No. 56 and No. 124 overall).^[50]
• The Bears traded a fourth-round selection (No. 117 overall) and a sixth-round selection (No. 206 overall) to the Los Angeles Rams for a fourth-round selection (No. 113 overall).^[42]

Undrafted free agents

After the draft, the Bears signed the following undrafted free agents:

Position	Player	College
OT	Adrian Bellard	Texas State
TE	Ben Braunecker	Harvard
G	Dan Buchholz	Duquesne
CB	Taveze Calhoun	Mississippi State
LB	Don Cherry	Villanova
OT	John Kling	Buffalo
DE	Nate Meier	Iowa
WR	Darrin Peterson	Liberty
CB	Kevin Peterson	Oklahoma State
DE	Roy Robertson-Harris	UTEP
TE	Joe Sommers	Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Source:[51]

Preseason

Schedule

The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 7. The schedule featured three games against 2015 playoff teams; the first game was against the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, followed by the AFC East winner New England Patriots, the Kansas City Chiefs, and ending with frequent preseason opponent Cleveland Browns.^[52]

Week	Date	Kickoff (CDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	GameBook	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	7:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos			Soldier Field	WFLD
2	August 18	7:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	WFLD
3	August 27	12:00 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			Soldier Field	WFLD
4	September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	WFLD

Regular season

Schedule

The schedule was released on April 14. The Bears' opponents had a combined 2015 record of 118–138 (.461), giving the Bears the second-softest schedule in the league.^[53]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	GameBook	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	12:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox
2	September 19	7:30 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Soldier Field	ESPN
3	September 25	7:30 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	NBC
4	October 2	12:00 p.m.	Detroit Lions			Soldier Field	Fox
5	October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
6	October 16	12:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Soldier Field	CBS
7	October 20	7:25 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers			Lambeau Field	CBS/NFLN/Twitter
8	October 31	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			Soldier Field	ESPN
9	Bye
10	November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
11	November 20	12:00 p.m.	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	Fox
12	November 27	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Soldier Field	CBS
13	December 4	12:00 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			Soldier Field	Fox
14	December 11	12:00 p.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	Fox
15	December 18	12:00 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			Soldier Field	Fox
16	December 24	12:00 p.m.	Washington Redskins			Soldier Field	Fox
17	January 1	12:00 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings			U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox
Notes: All times are Central. Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Staff

Chicago Bears staff
	Front Office Secretary of the Board of Directors – Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman – George McCaskey President/CEO – Ted Phillips General Manager – Ryan Pace Vice President & General Counsel – Cliff Stein Director of Player Personnel – Josh Lucas Director of College Scouting – Joe Douglas Director of Pro Personnel – Anthony Kelly Director of Football Administration – Joseph Laine Head Coaches Head Coach – John Fox Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dowell Loggains Quarterbacks – Dave Ragone Running Backs – Stan Drayton Wide Receivers – Curtis Johnson Tight Ends – Frank Smith Offensive Line – Dave Magazu Assistant Offensive Line – Ben Wilkerson Offensive Assistant – Ben McDaniels			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive Line – Jay Rodgers Inside Linebackers – Glenn Pires Outside Linebackers – Clint Hurtt Defensive Backs – Ed Donatell Assistant Defensive Backs – Sam Garnes Defensive Quality Control – Sean Desai Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Jeff Rodgers Assistant Special Teams – Richard Hightower Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jason George Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rick Perry Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pierre Ngo → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks  2 Matt Blanchard  6 Jay Cutler 12 David Fales -- Brian Hoyer Running backs 25 Ka'Deem Carey 24 Jordan Howard 33 Jeremy Langford 47 Paul Lasike FB 32 Senorise Perry 35 Jacquizz Rodgers Wide receivers 11 Joshua Bellamy 83 Daniel Braverman 17 Alshon Jeffery -- Derek Keaton 85 Marcus Lucas 80 Marc Mariani 81 Cameron Meredith -- Darrin Peterson 15 Nathan Palmer 19 Eddie Royal 14 Deonte Thompson KR 13 Kevin White 10 Marquess Wilson Tight ends -- Ben Braunecker 88 Rob Housler 82 Khari Lee 86 Zach Miller 84 Gannon Sinclair -- Joe Sommers		Offensive linemen 71 Nick Becton T -- Adrian Bellard T -- Dan Bucholz T 60 Cornelius Edison C 73 Tayo Fabuluje T 55 Hroniss Grasu C -- John Kling T 62 Ted Larsen G 72 Charles Leno T 75 Kyle Long G 70 Bobby Massie T 63 Manny Ramirez G 64 Martin Wallace T 78 Jason Weaver T 65 Cody Whitehair G Defensive linemen 67 Keith Browner, Jr. DE 69 Jonathan Bullard DE 95 Ego Ferguson DE 76 Bruce Gaston NT 91 Eddie Goldman NT 96 Akiem Hicks DE -- Nate Meier DE 90 Greg Scruggs DE 93 Will Sutton DE 98 Mitch Unrein DE 94 Cornelius Washington DE 79 Terry Williams NT		Linebackers 49 Sam Acho OLB 58 Jonathan Anderson ILB 57 Lamin Barrow ILB -- Don Cherry OLB 94 Leonard Floyd OLB 50 Jerrell Freeman ILB 99 Lamarr Houston OLB 52 Christian Jones ILB 44 Nick Kwiatkoski ILB 45 Danny Mason ILB 92 Pernell McPhee OLB -- Roy Robertson-Harris OLB 53 John Timu ILB 59 Danny Trevathan ILB 97 Willie Young OLB Defensive backs 38 Adrian Amos FS 20 DeVante Bausby CB 36 Omar Bolden SS 26 Deon Bush FS -- Taveze Calhoun CB 37 Bryce Callahan CB 23 Kyle Fuller CB 39 Jacoby Glenn CB 32 Deiondre' Hall CB 36 DeAndre Houston-Carson FS 30 Demontre Hurst SS 24 Anthony Jefferson SS 29 Harold Jones-Quartey SS 27 Sherrick McManis CB -- Kevin Peterson CB -- Robert Porter FS 21 Tracy Porter CB Special teams 46 Aaron Brewer LS  9 Robbie Gould K 16 Pat O'Donnell P 48 Patrick Scales LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated May 2, 2015 Depth Chart • Transactions 92 Active, 0 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

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External links

• Official website
• Chicago Bears Report at ESPN Chicago
• Chicago Bears Team Page on NFL.com