Bears Cut 26 Players, Place RB Tarik Cohen On PUP List

The Chicago Bears announced Tuesday that they’ve officially reduced their roster down to 53 players.

The full list of cuts includes:

1. CB Desmond Trufant
2. WR Riley Ridley
3. CB Thomas Graham
4. WR Dazz Newsome
5. DT Daniel Archibong
6. WR Isaiah Coulter
7. G Dieter Eiselen
8. G Arlington Hambright
9. TE Scooter Harrington
10. K Brian Johnson
11. WR Jon’Vea Johnson
12. LB Sam Kamara
13. WR Chris Lacy
14. DT LaCale London
15. RB Ryan Nall
16. RB Artavis Pierce
17. DB Tre Roberson
18. DB Dionte Ruffin
19. LB Charles Snowden
20. DB Teez Tabor
21. LB James Vaughters
22. OT Tyrone Wheatley
23. CB Artie Burns
24. DB Marqui Christian
25. DT Mike Pennell
26. C Adam Redmond

The Bears also placed RB Tarik Cohen on the PUP list. 

Cohen, 25, is a former fourth-round pick of the Bears out of North Carolina A&T back in 2017. He was in the final year of his four-year, $3.03 million contract when he agreed to a three-year deal with a maximum value of $18.25 million.

Cohen’s new contract with the Bears has a base value of the deal is $17.25 million and includes $9.533 million fully guaranteed.

He was placed on injured reserve in September of 2020 after suffering a torn ACL in Week 3.

In 2020, Cohen appeared in three games for the Bears, rushing 14 times for 74 yards (5.3 YPC). He also caught six passes for 41 yards (6.8 YPC).