Bears waive 11 players to get to 53-man limit

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The Chicago Bears on Tuesday made the following roster moves to comply with the NFL's mandatory 53-man roster limit:

Placed the following players on Reserve/Injured; Designated for Return:

RB Travis Homer

LB Amen Ogbongbemiga

Waived/Injured the following players:

DB Tysheem Johnson

OL Doug Kramer Jr.

OL Bill Murray

Waived the following players:

WR Maurice Alexander

RB Brittain Brown

LS Luke Elkin

DL Jonathan Ford

DB Mekhi Garner

DL Jamree Kromah

OL Jordan McFadden

DL Zacch Pickens

WR JP Richardson

WR Tyler Scott

OL Ricky Stromberg

Released the following players:

WR Miles Boykin

TE Stephen Carlson

DL Tanoh Kpassagnon

Activated to Roster:

DB Jaylon Johnson

P Tory Taylor

The Bears have set their 53-man roster for the 2025 season ✍️ pic.twitter.com/IaFFrPUldK

— Bears on CHSN (@CHSN_Bears) August 26, 2025

UDFA WR Jahdae Walker has made the Chicago Bears initial 53-man roster.

He earned it. Even if he’s moved to the practice squad, still a hell of a story. Congrats to him! 🐻⬇️ pic.twitter.com/UpwDyI1iV7

— Bearsszn (@bearssznn) August 26, 2025

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