On Thursday, the Chicago Bears made a handful of moves to their 90-man offseason roster.
First, they officially confirmed the two veteran signings reported yesterday: running back Salvon Ahmed and safety Anthony Johnson Jr. For more on these two pickups, check out our articles from yesterday, here and here.
In a corresponding roster move, the Bears waived running back Deion Hankins, who was a UDFA signing last year, but spent most of the regular season on injured reserve.
The Bears also placed Tory
Taylor on the Exempt/International Player list, which means he doesn’t count towards the 90-man offseason roster. Even though Taylor attended college at Iowa, he’s eligible for the exemption because his “citizenship and principal place of residence are outside the United States and Canada, and he has a maximum of two years of United States high school experience.”
Every year Taylor has been in Chicago, the club has used this rule to carry a 91st player. Once the regular season comes around, the Bears will activate him from the list, and he’ll revert to the 53-man roster.
