2021 Chicago Bears season
The 2021 season will be the Chicago Bears' upcoming 102nd season in the National Football League and their fourth under head coach Matt Nagy.
2021 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | The McCaskey Family |
Head coach | Matt Nagy |
General manager | Ryan Pace |
Home field | Soldier Field |
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Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 20 | |||
2 | 52 | |||
3 | 83 | |||
5 | TBD | |||
6 | TBD | |||
7 | TBD |
Notes
- The Bears traded their fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection.[1]
- The Bears traded traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Las Vegas Raiders, based in Oakland at the time of the trade, in exchange for placekicker Eddy Piñeiro.[2]
- The Bears acquired a conditional seventh-round selection, which could be upgraded to a sixth-rounder, in a trade that sent tight end Adam Shaheen to the Miami Dolphins.[3]
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Staff
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Current roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Unrestricted FAs
Restricted FAs
Exclusive-Rights FAs
Rookies in italics Roster updated January 16, 2021 35 active, 12 inactive, 30 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
Preseason
The Bears' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2021 opponents
Listed below are the Bears' opponents for 2021. The length of the season is contingent on whether the league and the National Football League Players Association agree to expand the regular season from 16 to 17 games. If this happens, a 17th game would match the Bears against a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the AFC that the Bears are not scheduled to play in 2021, which will be based on division placement from 2020.[4]
Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (NFC North) | Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | |
Conference opponents (NFC West) | Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks |
Conference opponents (based on 2020 division placement) | New York Giants | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Interconference opponents (AFC North) | Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
- Mayer, Larry (April 26, 2020). "Bears draft Gipson with pick acquired in trade". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- "Sources: Bears trade for Raiders kicker Pineiro". ESPN. May 6, 2019.
- Mayer, Larry (July 26, 2020). "Bears trade Shaheen to Dolphins". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Florio, Mike (February 16, 2020). "17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.