Ryan Poles and the Bears front office have been semi-active in free agency this offseason. Most notably, they signed running back D Andre Swift to a lucrative three-year deal that s set to make him $8 million per year. They beefed up their offensive line with Ryan Bates and Coleman Shelton. And they got a quarterback on defense in safety Kevin Byard....
Kevin Byard sees the Bears as an ascending NFL team and jumped at the chance to fill the hole left by Eddie Jackson's departure.
Injuries are a fact of life in the NFL. But not for new Bears free safety Kevin Byard. Byard is known for being one of the best ballhawking defensive backs in the NFL since he entered the league in 2016. Even more remarkable is that over those eight seasons, not only has Byard never missed a game, he says he s...
The Bears announced the signings of several free agents on Wednesday, including D Andre Swift, Gerald Everett, Jonathan Owens, Matt Pryor, Brett Rypien and Kevin Byard. On Thursday, the Bears will introduce the free-agent signings to the media at Halas Hall beginning at 10 a.m. The players will speak, but general manager Ryan Poles is not slated to talk during the...
Ryan Poles worked quickly this offseason to replace safety Eddie Jackson, who the team released in February. In his place, the Bears signed Kevin Byard to a two-year deal worth $15 million. It s a tough sight to see Jackson, who s been with the Bears since 2017 and authored an All-Pro season in 2019, get cut from the team. But Byard...