Where are the Chicago Bears in the waiver wire order?

The Chicago Bears will trim their roster to 53 players on Sunday night, and it’s almost time for them to start building their 16-player practice squad and potentially make some changes to their roster. While the Bears are releasing a handful of players, as well as the rest of the NFL, that means the

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What is the story about?

The Chicago Bears will trim their roster to 53 players on Sunday night, and it’s almost time for them to start building their 16-player practice squad and potentially make some changes to their roster.

While the Bears are releasing a handful of players, as well as the rest of the NFL, that means there are a slew of players on the waiver wire that might interest the Bears, especially at areas like safety, cornerback and defensive line.

But teams can’t just go out and sign any player. They’ll need to hope that another team ahead of them in the waiver order doesn’t also want that player. But Chicago is sitting in the top 10 in the waiver wire priority, putting them in a good position to claim their players.

The waiver claim deadline is Monday at 12

p.m. CT. Those waiver claims will be announced an hour later and then teams can begin filling out their practice squads.

How do waiver claims work?

With 32 NFL teams trimming their rosters from 90 to 53 players, there will be a lot of players hitting the open market, including some who could interest other rosters. But teams can’t just go out and sign any player. They’ll need to hope that another team ahead of them in the waiver order doesn’t also want that player.

Where are the Bears in the waiver order?

The waiver order is reflected in the 2026 NFL Draft order, which means the Bears are 25th in the waiver order, which doesn't give them as good of a chance to land highly-sought after players.

When is the waiver claim deadline?

The waiver claim deadline is Monday, Aug. 31 at 12 p.m. CT. Those waiver claims will be announced an hour later and then teams can begin filling out their practice squads.