The 29-year-old saw his first and only regular season action for Chicago in Week 8 this year, when the veteran came in for an injured Foles against the Minnesota Vikings. In his eight preseason games with the Bears, Bray completed 113 of 183 passes for 1,260 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions with a passer rating of 80.0. After starting linebacker Roquan Smith went down with an elbow injury in Week 16, T’eo filled in the following week, netting six total tackles in the loss.īray was the team’s longest-tenured practice squad player, and the preseason will certainly look different without him. T’eo, Bond, Bray and Kush were all moved up to the active roster at one point or another this season, with T’eo actually drawing the start in the Bears’ final regular season game against the Green Bay Packers. He was one of six players who saw their contracts expire with the team this week. GettyQB Tyler Bray has spent the last three seasons on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears. Sign up for the Heavy on Bears Newsletter!Ĥ of 6 Players Released Were Promoted to the Active Roster This Season The five other practice squad players whose contracts Chicago also let expire were linebackers Manti Te’o and Devante Bond, running back Spencer Ware, defensive back Sojourn Shelton and offensive lineman Eric Kush.ĪLL the latest Bears news straight to your inbox! Subscribe to the Heavy on Bears newsletter here!

2 overall pick Mitch Trubisky set to become a free agent and Bray now gone, Chicago’s quarterback room is going to look far different in 2021. Veteran quarterback Nick Foles is the lone Bears signal-caller under contract this coming season. He has been with the team ever since, but 2020 was his last year of practice squad eligibility, meaning the team couldn’t have renewed his contract even if it wanted to. Bray, who spent the last three seasons as the team’s third-string quarterback, came to Chicago when Matt Nagy arrived as head coach in 2018. On Monday, the Chicago Bears let the contracts of six practice squad players expire, including Bray’s, according to the NFL’s official transaction report for January 18. The Tyler Bray era has officially come to an end in the Windy City. Linebacker Manti Te'o was one of six players the Chicago Bears did not re-sign this week.

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