The Chicago Bears must trim their roster from 90 to 53 players before 5 p.m. CT on Sunday night. There is just one cutdown day as opposed to gradual cuts throughout the preseason, which was done a few years ago.
There are a handful of players who have made a case for a roster spot, but they won’t all make the cut. After forming the 53-man roster, Chicago will start putting together their practice squad, which should feature some of those names who just missed the cut.
But with some possible shocking cuts on the way, the initial 53-man roster won’t necessarily be the final roster heading into Chicago’s Week 1 game against the Carolina Panthers.
We’re tracking the Bears’ roster cuts as they happen before Sunday's deadline. Stay tuned to this page
for updates.
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Every Bears roster cut and move
The Bears have not currently made any roster cuts. Stay tuned to this space for roster moves as they're made.
Final Bears 53-man roster projection
You can find our final Bears 53-man roster projection here.
Roster cuts deadline
All 32 NFL teams will have to trim their roster down to 53 players by Sunday, Aug. 30, at 5 p.m. CT.
Where are the Bears in the waiver order?
The initial waiver order from now through Week 3 is the same as the original 2026 NFL Draft order before trades. With that in mind, the Bears are 25th in the waiver order.
This article originally appeared on Bears Wire: Bears cuts tracker: Latest moves as Chicago trims roster to 53
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